Since independence, we were made to believe that education would attain us better employment and earn extra exorbitant remuneration packages. But, today, the reality is far from what we expected - a paradise in psychological limbo.
Young people
both graduates and non-certificated ones are all struggling and they are finding
hard to survive. A cross section of young people belonging to various youth
groups are financially dependent on their parents or guardians. Frustrations
and agony lead them to find ‘refuge’ in using hard drugs and cheap liquor.
These are the substances which are locally available in the streets: marijuana,
liquor, glue ect. Disappointment after being let down by girlfriend, changes in
their socioeconomic status or just a bad moment in everyday business. Despite the
fact that these are temporal matters that could be solved by other means and
the last one being resorting to drug and substance abuse.
One could
question that this dependency syndrome is it drug abuse first and the syndrome
second or the venture is interchangeable. It is important for parents to give
hope to struggling young people who are addicted to drugs and substances so
that they should see the light at the end of the tunnel and find a reason to
quit.
Too much drug
abuse tarnishes the vision of prosperity. I as a once-addicted survivor, I had
lost hope as I was staying with my parents. I almost resented virtues of
academic brilliance and progress to achieve great things in life. Long term
plans like building my own house and investing in certain business ventures
seemed pointless. The following are quotes which many young people used to
break free from the cocoon of drug and substance addiction.
o
“I got sick and tired of living
the same way day-in-day-out, until a sense of sobriety flashed my mind like lightening”.
In its crystal light, I decided to take Total control of my life.
o
“I can pull myself together and
willingly achieve better things in life”. That drew my focus and made me to
have an affinity of being creative in everything I do. I began to pay attention
to sound advice and people who had and are killing it big time.
o
“Stop brooding about trivial
things which do not amount to your vision and strategy”. I had to make a
decision and surely I did.
o
“Assert yourself in readiness
to change and to represent yourself”. I decided to clean myself up and free my
soul to be vibrant and independent.
o
“Reflect on positive values
more often”. I realized that negativity will take me nowhere and it was true
because a few days after focusing on positive vibes, I was a different person
all together.
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The Blog was written by Mabhuchi Nyasulu - A Counsellor as well as Presenter and Producer of Total Turn Around Radio Programme
The Blog was written by Mabhuchi Nyasulu - A Counsellor as well as Presenter and Producer of Total Turn Around Radio Programme
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