Jive Bishop and The Surfettes: Surfing on

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Welcome to our support thread for anyone struggling with cocaine. Whether you want to quit, cut down or are someone whose life is affected, all welcome.
We offer non judgemental advice, tips, some absurd chat and most importantly lots of support and encouragement.
Come and join and we'll hopefully all help each other to surf the urges!

Morning
Feel a bit better after 12 hours sleep (!) It looks like one of those weekends when we all unexpectedly fall off the board. Take it easy today Dusty.
I'm hoping Hooch and Ponz are still surfing for the team..

Here's to a semi sensible Sunday

Sleep is a wonderful, wonderful thing isn't it?! I am so glad that yesterday is out the way with. It was pretty brutal.

Morning all, still surfing here despite Mr BI's best efforts. He keeps pestering me cos he's at a loose end even though I'm blunt and rude to him. Idiot! Anyway glad your feeling better Lost and hopefully you are too Serial. How did a secret stash suddenly appear Dusty? Did it float down from the sky? Hope you don't feel too bad today. Not sure about crocheting but I think I can remember how to knit. We could have a knitting circle?? Have a good day everyone x

Yesterday was absurd, like a strange dream. I never fail to surprise myself with my silly decisions.

I'm going to try to salvage what's left of the weekend doing some productive things.

Well done Hooch
I was wondering about the secret stash suddenly appearing. it sounds amazing

Hooch wins this weekends surfing trophy!

I've (somehow) made it to day 17 Dh got a text from a dealer on Sat and didn't bat an eyelid.

Looks like I need to carve out some granite golf clubs to start whacking some of you with 😂

I already made us a surf board with a granite fin ffs, my kitchen's going to be empty and there'll be none left for the Daily Mail sad face photo we said we'd do

Realises that newer members of the thread will think she's an absolute weirdo and runs off to clean something

PS has flatwhite been on at all? I remember she was attending a support group

Have a good week everyone

I'm in a good mood, hence the emojis but I slipped off the cigs on day 13. Only a couple a day though...

I never fail to surprise myself with my silly decisions.

The number of times I've said this to dh Lost... can totally relate!!

You're doing so well Cleaning please channel some of your brilliant will power this way!
I often wonder how Flatwhite is doing, hopefully well. Hello if you're reading. I think she found us nutters a bit triggering..

I basically spent most of the weekend recovering from my fucking stupid Friday binge. I had a terrible sinus headache yesterday. I don't want to keep putting myself through this.

Plan going forward is to start being really honest with myself. I can stay off it now for weeks at a time which is progress but I need to get a grip on the occasional massive blow outs. There's only so much my body can take.

Let's all aim for a clean healthy week using any strategy we can think of - exercise, cleaning like a mother fucker, smoking, moaning on here or taking up knitting...Let's do this!

Hi Cleaning, well done on 17 days, that's fantastic. And don't fret about the fags, one vice at a time! I do remember you from the earlier threads although I was mostly lurking at that time. I also remember Pickle and Snowball, hope they're doing ok.

Glad you survived the weekend Lost, I'm aiming for a virtuous week too. Trying not to drink as have done everyday for last month I was on holiday for most of it though. Also not smoking and have signed up for a marathon. Aiming too high maybe??

Have a good week everyone! Ps where are you Ponz?

Virtuous week here we come..
I love your plans for a marathon Hooch. It's definitely great to have that to aim for. I'd probably end up in a St. John's Ambulance after 4 miles so you have my respect.

I could probably do a 5k race so that could be my goal.. back to the old 5G to 5K.. anything to keep me occupied has got to be good. My running career so far just consists of me jogging home (about 15 mins) 3 times a week.

And yes Ponzu your board is quiet ..hope you're ok x

Lost, you can run further than me at the moment, haven't run for months. 5G to 5k sounds like a great idea. Go on.. book yourself up for one

When I say "running" I mean stumbling along slowly, panting and sweating but thanks for the encouragement.
We can keep each other updated (and bore everyone!) with our progress.

Hello everyone thanks for asking after me. I'm back In Spain for a few days . Fell off the board the night before we left after a clean month

Getting simultaneously inspired and exhausted by your running plans ladies.

Back in UK on Friday.

Hope everyone is successfully surfing....

Sending love xx

Hi Ponz you're still doing brilliantly, don't lose faith in yourself. I had visions of you on a massive relapse, face down in the shoe cupboard

A few days in Spain sounds heavenly. I'm at work, fighting the afternoon energy slump with a coffee and banana.

A healthy week sounds good. But I can still have fags though can't I?!

I meant Clean Healthy week in loose terms Serial Avoiding Class A stimulants is basically a healthy week in my book.

Phew. I bought some fruit today - that's a start!

On a Tuesday I can believe that I'll never touch cocaine again. If only every day was a Tuesday!

Mmm that's the sort of weird logic I subscribe to. Eating my 5 a day, taking multi vitamins and doing some exercise, never going over the prescribed dose of paracetamol.. until I morph into my alter ego, your friendly neighbourhood coke fiend.

I won't even take paracetamol or ibuprofen - too toxic. WTF is the thought process there?!

Too toxic? Bwah ha ha ha you are funny Serial. I'll join you with my head in the sand.
I think if coke was on prescription the recommended dose would be a thin 1cm line taken with plenty of fluids, after meals, seek medical advice if the recommended dose is exceeded. Not suitable for children or those approaching middle age.

Side effects that you might want to report to your doctor include talking absolute shit for hours on end.

Other alarming side effects include a sudden desire to smoke all your fags, developing an extreme thirst for whisky and a compulsion to trawl through You Tube putting on "classic" tunes at high volume.
Seek medical advice immediately if you experience these symptoms.