Objective Summary #4

Objective Summary: Tweak by Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff 

      In pages 172-202 of Tweak by Nic Sheff, Sheff is on his way to a healthy, sober life with the help of his sponsor, Spencer. When Spencer comes home from a family vacation very ill, Sheff is put to the test when he is asked to take care of Spencers young daughter, Lucy. This opens Sheff's eyes and shows that he really does want recovery and to start a family. Sheff soon realizes that since he is not able to exercise due to watching Lucy, he feels overwhelmed and extremely anxious. Sheff figures he needs to see a physiatrist  to figure out how to control his wild  mood swings. Nic Sheff explains that he has been on many antidepressants since he was 18, and feels that being back on medication, could help him to no longer be overwhelmed and depressed. After he goes to a see the physiatrist, he becomes more relaxed knowing that everything is going to be okay. Sheff feels complete and satisfied, especially since he has been helping Spencer and his family during the hard times they are having, with Spencer being ill and Michelle, (Spencer's wife), having to be at the hospital with her husband. Sheff feels he has a purpose when he has to take care of Lucy, which is something he has been searching for. Instead of searching for a high, he has started to search for meaning, and is trying to help others that have always been there to help him.

  



Citation: Sheff, Nic. Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines. Waterville, Me.: Thorndike, 2008. Print.