Kim Kardashian Confesses She Had 'Stockholm Syndrome' During Kanye West Marriage: 'I Always Felt Really Bad'

Kim Kardashian felt empathic toward Kanye West despite being trapped in his downward spiral.

The famed reality star opened up about the impact of her divorce from the troubled rapper during the Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians, which aired on Hulu on Thursday, October 23.

"I've been able to hide it for so long," the 45-year-old confessed regarding her feelings surrounding the famous exes' marital demise.

"I always felt like I had a little bit of Stockholm syndrome, to where I always felt really bad and always protected [him] and always wanted to help [him]," Kardashian admitted.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, Stockholm syndrome "is a psychological response" or "coping mechanism" in which people can develop a trauma bond and "begin sympathizing with" their abusers while experiencing "positive feelings" toward them over time.

"This was the first time I didn't feel that responsibility personally," Kardashian reflected during Thursday's episode.

The mom-of-four — who shares kids North, 12, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6, with West — additionally clapped back at haters who think she has "the luxury of walking away" from the Yeezy designer, 48, and "never dealing [with him] ever again."

"That’s not my reality," she declared. "This person, we have four kids together."

Elsewhere in The Kardashians Season 7 premiere, the All's Fair actress revealed trauma surrounding her relationship with West even affects her health.

The brunette beauty, who suffers from a skin disease causing rashes called psoriasis, said she experiences flare-ups when she feels "more stressed" to "protect what [she has] to protect."

"My kids are involved now," she noted, adding how her main priority is shielding her children from West's episodes and outbursts.

That being said, Kardashian is aware she can't keep reality hidden from her kids forever.

"They’re going to know things," she acknowledged. "They’re going to grow up. They’re going to see. So my job as a mom is to just make sure that at a time when that behavior is happening, is to make sure they’re protected."

While Kardashian has spent plenty of time protecting her children from West's mental health issues, she claimed West has "been a little too quiet" as of lately.

The "Heartless" rapper hasn't been seen in public since August and has been quiet on social media since September.

When she broke silence on various accusations during her appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast earlier this month, Kardashian doubled down on denying his claims that she keeps her kids from West.

"It's a divorce, not a kidnapping," she reiterated on her family's show. "We haven’t left. We’re in the same spot, we have the same address, so he knows where his kids are."

According to Kardashian, West hasn't reached out to his little ones in "a couple months" despite previously having big co-parenting plans for the parents-of-four.

"What happened to the house you bought next door, and we were going to co-parent and do it like back and forth, and you take them to school every day … [and] have dinner with us every night," she wondered.

"Obviously, that just wasn’t what he wanted, and I get that. Maybe it was too much," Kardashian continued.