{"id":1544,"date":"2016-04-26T08:43:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T08:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2023-11-29T06:43:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T06:43:35","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/uncategorized\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Kim and Steve Cooper\u2019s Author\u2019s Page\" href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/kim-steve-coopers-authors-page\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Kim &amp; Steve Cooper&#8217;s Author&#8217;s Page<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461742594528{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701239354720{margin-bottom: -10px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>Where the Love Safety Net Began<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53\" style=\"width: 109px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-53\" src=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kim.jpg\" alt=\"smiling woman\" width=\"109\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Cooper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">A<\/span>fter ten years of married life fighting, I was eventually directed to information that led me to suspect my husband Steve was suffering from <a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/definition-narcissistic\/n-personality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Narcissistic Personality Disorder<\/a>\u2014sometimes known as Narcissism or <a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/definition-narcissistic\/n-personality\/\">NPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0The professionals I turned to at that time told me outright <strong>there was no hope<\/strong>. They treated me like an idiot for believing our marriage could improve and Steve could get better. Their only advice was to change the locks and file for divorce.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461742367154{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #eff9f9 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Signs of Narcissism in Your Marriage . . .<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px;\"><\/div><nav class=\"vcex-navbar vcex-module align-center wpex-text-center\"><div class=\"vcex-navbar-inner wpex-clr wpex-last-mr-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/marital-affairs\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--852 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Affairs: Physical \/ Emotional \/ Fantasy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/export\/your-marriage\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--721 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Married to a Narcissist?<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/love-sex\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--751 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Narcissism Love &#038; Sex<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/signs-of-your-own-narcissism\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--755 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Signs of Your Own Narcissism<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/women-and-men-can-both-show-signs-of-narcissism\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--1564 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Women and Men Can Both Show Signs of Narcissism<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/love-that-heals\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--1623 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Love that Hurts \/ Love that Heals<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/uncategorized\/our-story\/\" class=\"vcex-navbar-link vcex-navbar-link--1544 wpex-inline-block wpex-mr-5 wpex-mb-5 theme-button minimal-border vc_custom_1461661101038\"><span class=\"vcex-navbar-link-text\">Our Story<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701240211692{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Steve&#8217;s behaviour definitely was hurting me, but I refused to abandon him. In my heart I knew that leaving was the wrong thing for me to do. I still loved him and knew in my heart <em><strong>there had to be answers<\/strong>.<\/em> I sought all the help I could find.<\/p>\n<p>When none of this helped, I started looking <a title=\"Beyond Marriage Counselling\" href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/\">beyond traditional marriage counselling advice<\/a> at two areas of people management skills where the experts couldn&#8217;t say to just to cut people out of your life. I began studying corporate leadership training &amp; parenting skills, where at last I found the steps which finally brought peace to our home.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>People were still saying I was stupid not to leave. But I became even more\u00a0determined that just maybe <strong>there\u00a0was\u00a0a way<\/strong> I could bring peace to our home.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>You must understand I am not saying the fighting was all Steve\u2019s fault. Back then I was focused on Steve being the problem but was about to come face to face with my role in our sad &#8216;dance&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, I learned my role was called <a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/codependent\/\">codependency<\/a>, which explains why some people are repeatedly attracted to <a href=\"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/the-narcissist\/\">people with a narcissistic view of life<\/a>. Narcissism and codependency are sometimes called \u2018a dance\u2019 (of destruction and despair).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Have you had difficulty forming healthy relationships?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Has attracting lasting love been painful?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Do you\u00a0 feel emotionally neglected and in despair?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Have you had more than one troubled relationship?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I want to share how I eventually healed my codependency and how this changed everything for me and also helped Steve.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If you are ready to take the lead in creating a more peaceful home life, please sign up for my free introductory lesson. This lesson includes a free short movie where I discuss three things you must stop doing immediately. 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