Originally appeared on E! Online .

Kim Kardashian is trying to keep her cool after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm .

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In fact, the reality star has been advised by her doctor to avoid stressful situations since the swelling blood vessel could rupture.

"I called Keith Black, the brain surgeon, and I sent him a picture of it. He was like, ‘I want you to come in for all this imaging,'" Kim told her sister Kourtney Kardashian on the Nov. 20 episode of " The Kardashians ." "I asked, 'Can I wait? What makes it rupture?' They’re like, 'Just stress.'"

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It was an answer the 45-year-old didn't want to hear. After all, Kim was already feeling overwhelmed wi

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