Kim Kardashian West heads to her husband Kanye West’s fight with Bipolar disorder in a heartfelt message on Instagram. The 43-year-old rapper’s mental health has come under increased scrutiny in recent days after he launched a possible run for president and unleashed a series of bizarre statements and tweets.
On Sunday West organized a campaign rally in South Carolina, which included controversial protests about Harriet Tubman and abortion. West did not end up making the filing deadline appear on the South Carolina ballot.
On Monday, he tweeted and deleted a series of nightly tweets, targeting both Kardashian West and his mother, Kris Jenner.
In several Instagram Story posts on Wednesday morning, Kardashian West spoke about how her husband’s mental health has affected him and his family.
“Anyone who has [bipolar disorder] or you have a loved one in your life who knows how complicated and painful it is to understand, “he wrote.” I have never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am so protective of our children and Kanye. right to privacy when it comes to your health. “
She said she decided to open up to de-stigmatize the condition and clarify some of the misconceptions about mental illness.
“People who are unaware or not far from this experience may judge and not understand that the person himself must be involved in the process of getting help no matter how hard his family and friends try,” he wrote.
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She said West will always be subject to criticism, but asked for “compassion and empathy” as her family deals with her disorder. She also expressed her support for her husband.
“He is a brilliant but complicated person who, in addition to the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, has to deal with the pressure and isolation that increases his bipolar disorder,” Kardashian West wrote. . “Those around Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes they don’t align with his intentions.”
Kardashian West said his disorder does not “diminish or invalidate his dreams and creative ideas, no matter how big or impossible for some.”
“That is part of his genius and, as we have all witnessed, many of his great dreams have come true.” She concluded with a passionate plea to de-stigmatize talking about mental health and to “grace” people who struggle.
Kanye West spoke about Her experience with bipolar disorder in an interview with David Letterman in May 2019.
“It is a health problem. This is like a brain sprain, like an ankle sprain. And if someone has an ankle sprain, you are not going to push it anymore. With us, once our brain reaches a point of sprains , people do everything to make things worse, “West said in the interview, adding that he was under the care of a doctor.
West has not specified what type of bipolar disorder he has been diagnosed with. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar I disorder is characterized by manic episodes and symptoms, as well as depressive episodes. Bipolar II disorder is defined by depressive and hypomanic episodes, but not by “complete” manic episodes.
Another type, known as cyclothymic disorder, is characterized by depressive and hypomanic symptoms that last for several years, but not shorter episodes. An individual can also be diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder if her symptoms do not match the other three types.
For more information about resources and support for mental health care, you can contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline Monday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm Eastern time, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or by email [email protected].
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