Married At First Sight Book Report

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Fans of Married at First Sight already knew Jamie Otis before the show started from her time on The Bachelor. Everyone got to know Jamie's new husband, Doug Hehner on the show and loved him right away. Now in Jamie Otis' new book she is revealing a bit about Doug's past that nobody knew. Before they were together, Doug battled with an addiction to pain pills. Radar Online shared that Jamie Otis had to say about Doug's battle. This all came out in her new book Wifey 101, the Married At First Sight. Jamie Otis found out the truth about Doug's past when he refused to take Vicodin following an accident, and he then explained to her why he wouldn't take it. Doug explained to her that after having two shoulder surgeries, he ended up getting addicted to pain pills. Doug was actually scouted Major League Baseball teams while playing in college and was eligible to turn pro in his junior year, but it didn't work out because of the shoulder surgeries. This left Jamie Otis' husband feeling depressed. Jamie then explained how bad things were. …show more content…

For two years, he was an incoherent zombie, suffering alone in the darkest period of his life. He lost weight and alienated his friends. He borrowed money from his parents to feed his habit. The pills took over his life and destroyed it." Doug then explained that it got so bad he was feeling like he needed them to sleep and would take up to six at a time. Jamie's husband then started taking 30 mg Roxicets and would take six or seven in a day. At one point, he was even stealing pills from his grandfather. Jamie Otis' husband went on to explain more. "It got to the point where my day was consumed with finding pills. I would drive all over New Jersey, it didn’t matter where or how long the drive was. I couldn’t function normally without them. I would cancel plans, I would avoid my family, I was a miserable person, until I found

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