Nick J., sober seven years, questions his recovery program when a terrifying phone call from the ER forces him to deal with his wife’s tragic suicide attempt, an unscrupulous doctor and the demons from his past. When he arrives at the hospital, Nick learns that Officer Martin has found Debbie passed out behind the wheel of her car in the middle of US 1.
Nick is jolted awake as he learns that Debbie has overdosed on a combination of booze and pills. He rushes to the emergency room obsessively reviewing in his mind the possible traumatizing events that could be the cause of this shocking desperate act. He learns that physically, Debbie’s chances for recovery are good, but Nick realizes that his problems are just beginning. If Nick and his marriage are to survive, he must first learn to overcome his own shortcomings.
This very personal story takes the reader into the workings of one man’s mind as he tries to deal with crisis and the intense, often pathological, yet sometimes humorous characters in his recovery group while he struggles to maintain his sobriety.
Nick J., sober seven years, questions his recovery program when a terrifying phone call from the ER forces him to deal with his wife’s tragic suicide attempt, an unscrupulous doctor and the demons from his past. When he arrives at the hospital, Nick learns that Officer Martin has found Debbie passed out behind the wheel of her car in the middle of US 1.
Nick is jolted awake as he learns that Debbie has overdosed on a combination of booze and pills. He rushes to the emergency room obsessively reviewing in his mind the possible traumatizing events that could be the cause of this shocking desperate act. He learns that physically, Debbie’s chances for recovery are good, but Nick realizes that his problems are just beginning. If Nick and his marriage are to survive, he must first learn to overcome his own shortcomings.
This very personal story takes the reader into the workings of one man’s mind as he tries to deal with crisis and the intense, often pathological, yet sometimes humorous characters in his recovery group while he struggles to maintain his sobriety.
In The Rooms and On The Couch
In The Rooms and On The Couch
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940152561128 |
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| Publisher: | Nick Jimbanis |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2016 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 370 KB |