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Archer Cook's memoir hit me hard, right in my gut. Since I'm living in an abusive marriage, I've been curious how other people have handled it. I've come to the scary conclusion that the world comprises narcissists and their victims. But how do we become the victims? Is there something in our chemistry or experiences that makes us prone to abuse?
After reading Archer's story, I can see his war experience weakened him with PTSD, which might have made him the target of a narcissist. He fought hard ...more
After reading Archer's story, I can see his war experience weakened him with PTSD, which might have made him the target of a narcissist. He fought hard ...more
Archer Cook writes this memoir from his own personal experiences as an abused husband. His pain and suffering due to his now ex-wife’s abuse is as real as his PTSD anxiety stemming from his years as a former Air Force veteran. Cook tells his story to show that men can suffer in a relationship with someone with mental health issues and narcissistic behavior. He tried to make it work in the 4-and-a-half-year long marriage with his difficult partner. However, it was complicated by two innocent chil
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31/2 STARS
Domestic abuse comes in many forms, and affects both men and women. This is the story of one man’s personal experience of being an abused husband. A former member of the Air Force, Archer Cook thought he could handle anything life might throw at him. He didn’t know what he was getting into when he met and quickly married his (now ex) wife. She was not the soul mate he was craving or the life partner he hoped for. Instead she was verbally and physically abusive with a short temper and b ...more
Domestic abuse comes in many forms, and affects both men and women. This is the story of one man’s personal experience of being an abused husband. A former member of the Air Force, Archer Cook thought he could handle anything life might throw at him. He didn’t know what he was getting into when he met and quickly married his (now ex) wife. She was not the soul mate he was craving or the life partner he hoped for. Instead she was verbally and physically abusive with a short temper and b ...more
