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MR SELLO

MATSEPANE

got to a point where I would no longer
get drunk regardless of how many beers
I drank at a time. I then switched to
drinking whisky and wine so that I could
get drunk and be able to feel the effects
of the alcohol I was drinking. I was
unable to make cash payments but
would always buy on credit since all my
monies will be wasted on alcohol.

My lifestyle bothered me, but I was
unable to help myself out of it. Even if I
were to resolve to not drink again, I
would still find myself drinking. I would
just reduce the number of beers I would
take. Whenever I did this, the urge to
drink would be very strong and I would
INTENSIFIED wake up even in the middle of the night
My excessive alcohol consumption to have just one beer and then go back to
DRINKING caused problems in my marriage. My sleep again. I was enslaved to alcohol.
wife was also bothered by the fact that I
ADDICTION was wasting money unnecessarily. I was MY INTRODUCTION
I was a candidate attorney doing institutions and would give money to TO UNITY
a customer in most of the loan financial
articles at the law firm where I was
other people even when I knew that we
employed. The salary which I was
had no food at home. I would FELLOWSHIP
receiving was spent on alcohol and
girlfriends. I qualified for credit deliberately start fights with my wife so CHURCH
cards and loans and this led to my that she could be angry with me and not
financial misery as I was not responsible talk to me. That way I would have the y wife started attending Unity
with money. I ended up deep in debts. freedom to do as I pleased without Fellowship Church in 2013 on
My drinking problem also became anyone telling me anything as my wife Ma part time basis and in 2014
worse. It however never affected my would be angry. I loved my wife dearly she became a full-time member. I used
work in any negative way. The more I but did not want to show it to her. to drop her off at church together with
drank was the more I excelled at work. the kids and would go to drink with my
The devil was playing with my mind and I would drink every single day of my life. friends. I was the happiest during all
messing up my life in the process. My refrigerator always had beers in it. It night prayers as I had the perfect

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