Please or to access all these features

Addiction support

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Professor White and the line dancing surfers eat cold turkey

955 replies

serialtester · 09/02/2017 17:45

Welcome to the surfboard!

OP posts:
Thread gallery
6
CleaningLikeAMotherFucker · 10/02/2017 08:42

Morning! I passed out last night, clearly not as recovered as I thought lol. Back at work today as I've booked the first half of next week off to spend half term with ds so I need to catch up. All I want tonight is my bed... no bad thoughts as yet Blush

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 09:00

Hope you're feeling better now Cleaning. It'll be lovely to have some time off over half term to recharge and spend time with ds.

INeedAWittyNameChange · 10/02/2017 09:13

Just found out OH is out tonight with his mates so that means a good night for me. Need to work on my resistance for tomorrow night.

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/02/2017 09:49

Hope you are feeling better after an early night tonight cleaning, to enjoy half term.

I'm totally confident I will be fine this weekend. Sons getting new carpet fitted today in his room so can keep busy putting everything back in his room tonight and getting my husbands stuff organised for next week. How terrible I felt last Saturday is still so fresh in my mind! Total waste of a day!

Lost I know what you mean about its fine in day light and once the darkness falls the struggle can start. We have started watching the box set on Netflix the designated driver so that will keep my mind off it. It's boredom that does it for me usually. The weekend passes too quickly if you don't sit up till 6/7am one night!!

I'm off to hoover and wipe down my Sons skirting have a good day everyone.

flatwhite45 · 10/02/2017 10:50

Morning all!! Sat down with a coffee at toddler group hell on earth. Not going away this weekend, I am feeling quite anxious, cravings last night were quite strong, and it was only Thursday. Like Witty my DH is out tonight, so hopefully that's Friday covered, just Saturday to plan. Am frantically googling last minute rooms in Tibetan monasteries

user1486723488 · 10/02/2017 10:55

New here. Struggling to think of a user name, even though I have lurked on and off since MN started.

Loving your book outline :) I wish we had had surfboards and forums etc back in the late 80s and 90s. It does get better. Gin

user1486723488 · 10/02/2017 11:27

It's been a major flashback reading your threads.

I just want to tell you that if you want to, you will get past it. The cravings, the triggers, the comedowns, the can't turn em down freebies, the "OHFKWOTDIDIDONSAY" moments. They fade. I promise. Takes a little work distracting yourself sometimes, but you can. And kids matter. You promise them better than you offered yourself, right?

Some of us didn't make it. Sad. I think you need to know that. It was never deliberate. But many of us are still here and life is pretty cool. We may be ageing disgracefully, but ...hey, we earnt it! Wink

You learn to do other things with your life, toot... not so much. We even ended up as mums. You cannot imagine how unlikely that seemed to us at times.

If you want a blast from the future...telling your kids ain't easy. They notice you know, even when you think they don't. That's a bugger when you find that out. We all thought we were so discrete, but turns out we weren't. (No surprise really, they heard us whittering on, all night, and sat on the stairs to listen. Blush )

Clean? I don't know. If someone polished a granite surface right now (no names mentioned!) ....I dunno. Not been in that place for years. That was a choice I made, and others around me.....we got pregnant, travelled, or got fat jobs, so other stuff became more important, took over our days and nights, gave us other things to think about. Things to do.

I just am dropping in to say, I am here to prove you can leave it in your past - till you spot a MN thread and spend days reliving it, wondering!

But nah! I hate those fkn comedowns and boy, can I talk shite with the best of ya?! You are all doing great, and if anyone ever needs an armband chucking in, I am here, with my snorkel and a spare surfboard strapped to my chest to stop me being tempted help.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 11:43

Thank you, user or should I say Non User? Wink It's great to hear your positive story and I think we're all aiming to (like you) get to a point in our lives where the White stuff isn't an issue anymore and doesn't have a hold over us.

It's just getting there that's bloody difficult but we'll keep practicing and inching forwards.

googling last minute rooms in Tibetan monasteries Grin oh flat . You've done a clean weekend before, you can do it again. Keep faith in yourself Smile We can do this.

flatwhite45 · 10/02/2017 12:32

Yes thanks non user, always great to hear from those who have surfed the waves and are now sunbathing on the beach! Don't for a minute be tempted back into the waves.....

Lost I will be clinging onto you tonight and Saturday...

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 14:26

Mmm sunbathing on the beach sounds nice, SO cold today.

Yes we'll do a bit of tandem boarding tonight. My mantra for today is Keep Your Head Screwed On. I'm repeating to myself every time my mind wanders..

AmberNectarine · 10/02/2017 14:59

Lxppog

AmberNectarine · 10/02/2017 15:10

Well, that was embarrassing - have been lurking and evidently did a bit of pocket posting.

Probably not quite ready to join the thread just yet.

flatwhite45 · 10/02/2017 15:16

Ha ha no worries Amber...as you were

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 15:17

We're not going anywhere, Amber come and join us when you're ready (p.s did you throw up on the thread? Grin)

INeedAWittyNameChange · 10/02/2017 16:12

Feeling so fed up. On the hand I'm quite glad that OH is out tonight but I'm also miffed that I'm not going to see him even though I know what would happen. I am so contrary!

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/02/2017 16:23

My danger times begun. The Friday feeling has set in. Does anyone else get it where you start start feeling bubbles of excitement and anticipation at what the night ahead could hold. Need to keep busy!

Witty i always feel jealous and grumpy when my dh goes out cause I wish it was me!

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 16:38

Yes I always get a bit antsy on a Friday! Just going with the feeling that I'm happy it's Friday and not thinking any harder than that at mo. Confused

Got try playing it to the end, so don't concentrate on that first hit but play it through to hours later, the next day, how you'll feel and what you could have bought! That might help..?
How is your lovely new carpet?

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/02/2017 16:49

Oh it's great sons room looks fab now.

Dealer text my dh got some really good stuff this weekend. I'm remembering last Saturday not wasting the day again. Also got to get all dh stuff ready. Arghh. Going to keep busy cleaning and on here and got the designated driver to watch later.

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/02/2017 16:57

Designated survivor even not driver!

flatwhite45 · 10/02/2017 17:05

Grrrrrrrr it's going to be a long night....

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 17:06

Designated Driver? Grin

Yes, that old chestnut, "I've got some really good stuff this week.."
Like they'd say if it wasn't Confused

I'll be your designated surf guide tonight.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/02/2017 17:07

Flat have you got anything planned? apart from climbing the walls

GotToGetMyFingerOut · 10/02/2017 17:11

Lost haha think he has really good stuff whenever he has bills to be paid.

i need a designated surf guide tonight. Dh text you want it though don't you. I just replied no I don't actually! Well I don't want to want it!

Flat we can do this!

flatwhite45 · 10/02/2017 17:13

No nothing planned except to get kids to bed! Then tuck into Netflix.,..but yes I need to keep focused on things to do this evening. Our dealer never used to text us....seriously people how do you resist that

INeedAWittyNameChange · 10/02/2017 17:14

It's not even as if I want to go with him Got - it's too cold to go out for a start and his (young adult) DS will be with him so I know he will be behaving himself. I guess I was building up to something in my head (even though I shouldn't) and now it's a let down.