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!

Ps thanks for thinking of mini ponz she's done so well I'm really proud of her!

Thanks ladies, feeling slightly better after a snooze. Taking family out to lunch so have to go - eek! I know I have to ditch Mr Rehab, he's a sweet guy but not good for my health. It's just loneliness and boredom and wanting a bit of excitement after a hard week at work. I don't know why he stuck around all weekend but he's really irritated me so be glad to see back of him. Hopefully lesson learnt and time to find a new hobby! Looking good Ponz, hope you keep a clean shoe!

Yeah Ponz you're doing great. Balls of steel award on its way to you. We need your positive vibes on here.

I get it Hooch. I feel for Mr. Rehab because he sounds like me- able to be completely in denial that he has a problem sometimes!

My dh and I can enable each other sometimes and I'm ashamed to say sometimes I love it if the decision's taken out of my hands and I can blame him Doing it together sort of makes it more acceptable somehow? I don't know all this self analysis does my head in

Good luck with your family lunch. It'll be fine, just try not to fall asleep and face plant in your dinner. At least you're not cooking

Survived the lunch and feeling a lot better, this mornings vile horrors still fresh in my mind so hopefully that will put me off for a while. I know what you mean Lost, it's difficult when there are two of you as it only takes one to mention it. In a way it's easier for me as I can cut myself off from it, it's the company I crave more.

Pleased to report Mr Rehab is off the hard stuff, still doesn't make him any good for me

Cant believe it's Sunday night already, where did the weekend go? In a drunken drug fuelled whirl Hooch!

Glad you're feeling better hooch. If my DH was my partner in crime I'd be screwed. We went out on Friday and he got quite pissed and announced that he wanted some coke. Part of me thought "hell yes" but the sensible part of me told him to stop being stupid and go to bed.

"Hell yes" That made me laugh Serial.. He might notice the manner in which you rack em up and hoover em like a pro

Glad you survived the lunch Hooch. It's awful how normal enjoyable activities suddenly seem tortuous and induce great anxiety with a comedown. I've spent far too many weekends feeling rough and not wanting to face the world.

On we surf peoples. Full of resolve for a new clean week. I appreciate this sounds like Groundhog Day from me but we live in hope!

I think on the whole we are doing pretty well. We're in the process of reducing use. I've only done coke 5 times this year. For me that's practically tee-total.

And I bet if all of us compared this years use to last years it will be less. We're all trying really hard.

Go us!!

Yep I be gone from twice weekly to ... monthly ? This year. I'm making the monumental decision not to replenish the shoe. If I can stay clean until Xmas it will be awesome. Come on ladies we can do this.

I've gone. Not I be gone.

You're right Serial being defeatist won't help, our boards are pointing in the right direction!

Happy Monday all

That's monumental Ponz and I love your determination. It's all in the mindset x

I think we are all heading in the right direction. Clean till Christmas sounds like a plan. I'm going to try really hard. Still feeling a bit Meh and annoyed with myself, today I might look into yoga classes Have a good day everyone x

How are the boards this evening ladies? I'm on a booze freer and feel a bit weird. Going to try tea and an early night. Always struggle to sleep on sober nights but always wake up feeling better ....

Booze free here too. I'm a bit bored but am focusing on feeling all fresh and energetic in the morning!

I too am concentrating on the gains. Go with weird Ponz your body will thank you. Maybe try some relaxation techniques? Will Yoga Tim help?
Early night here. Really tired after work, running home and dealing with dc's homework demands. I can't wait to sleep in my lovely bed.

Hope everyone's feeling fresh as a daisy this morning. Booze free here too last night. I find it quite easy after a heavy weekend, it's when the next one comes round there is a problem. Last night I counted how many times I've gone overboard this year.. 15 times and not including 2 days in a row. Not good, must try harder, onwards and upwards!

Felt better after a good night's sleep.
I have a day off work today as my youngest was ill. He now seems to have recovered and is playing on his XBox

Well done for the alcohol free evenings all!

Kids always do that! Am treating myself to a glass of wine while cooking tonight.

I'm not winning Mother of the Year by letting him play on his console for most of the afternoon.

A glass of wine while cooking is respectable serial. I had a small drink this afternoon mainly to alleviate boredom. I won't be going wild though tempting as it is.

What else are consoles there for?! And lager/wine?!

Alcohol free here last night too, but only because we argued about whose turn it was to buy wine! "Well I didn't want any anyway"

Wine while cooking doesn't even count

A silver lining to your wine argument there Dusty -um, you got an alcohol free evening?

I was reading something today about impulse control where they put a chocolate biscuit in front of children and told them if they could resist it for 20 mins, they would be rewarded a second biscuit.

The children that just gave in and ate the biscuit were said to have poor impulse control and were much more likely to struggle with alcohol or drug issues in adulthood.

A lot of the children sat and resisted the biscuit.