American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian has revealed that her husband, Kanye West, is suffering from bipolar disorder.
Kardashian made this statement on the heels of West’s bizarre divorce rant on Twitter.
In her reaction to West’s recent outbursts on social media, Kardashian who for the first time opened up on their marital woes, said the reason she decided to speak about her husband’s meltdown which is as a result of his bipolar disorder, is the stigma associated with it.
While maintaining that West’s social media outbursts was as a result of his mental illness, the mother of four explained that when it comes to psychopathy, anyone involved has to be willing to want to get help before anything can be done about it.
Kardashian, however, appealed to members of the public to show compassion and empathy towards her family as they struggle with West’s mental illness.
Her post read in part; “”I have never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I’m very protective of our children and Kanye’s right to privacy when it comes to his health.
“But, today I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconception about mental health.
“People who are unaware of far removed from this experience can be judgemental and not understand that the individual themselves have to engage in the process of getting help no matter how family and friends try.”
