The main charachter suffers from insomnia. On a whim, he decides to go to a cancer survivor support group. Crying on people's shoulders cures his insomnia, so he decides to attend all the support groups he can. He's eventually discovered by a woman who is doing the same thing. She disrupts his "therapy" and the insomnia returns. On a plane back home from a buisiness trip, he meets Tyler Durden and they form Fight Club soon after.