Kim Kardashian Expresses Concern Over “Turning Into a Robot” With “No Emotion” After Paris Robbery

Kim Kardashian is seeking answers to how her mental health has been affected by her past trauma. In a candid conversation with her sister Khloé on an episode of ‘The Kardashians,’ Kim opened up about her therapy sessions and the profound impact the 2016 Paris robbery had on her psyche.

“[My therapist] was like, ‘You think calm is your superpower. I think you are so desensitised from trauma that you literally are frozen in fight or flight,'” Kim recalled. “She explained that something happened in my life where remaining calm worked for me, so I always choose calm.” 

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Khloé suggested that the Paris robbery could be the root of Kim’s tendency to stay composed. “You weren’t calm before. Kim, you were a lunatic,” Khloé said, remembering how Kim would freak out over small things like someone touching her clothes. “You became calm after the robbery.”

Khloé continued, “You were never calm as a teenager or in your 20s. You cried about everything, threw tantrums, and were bratty. Everything changed after you got robbed because you stayed calm in that situation and even said, ‘My calmness is what kept me alive.'”

Reflecting on the robbery, Kim shared more about that harrowing night. “They asked for money. I said I don’t have any,” she told her sisters. “They dragged me out onto the hallway, and I saw the gun clear as day. I was looking at the gun and then back at the stairs.”

Kim explained her split-second decision-making during the ordeal. “I thought, ‘Am I going to run down the stairs and risk being shot in the back? It makes me so upset to think about it. If I don’t make it or the elevator doesn’t open in time, or if the stairs are locked, then I’m f—–. There’s no way out.” This experience has left deep emotional scars, prompting Kim to seek therapy and explore how the trauma has shaped her reactions and mental health over the years.

-Sushmita Sarkar