Alcohol ruined my life,made me a monster | Lynn Ngugi Show
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2021
- Waihiga Mutero knows what it means to have alcohol ruin and control your entire life.
At age 15, she was already mixing drinks and in her twenties she was taking it like water. Not only did she become hostile towards her sister but it also took her nine years to get her degree.
So what exactly changed?
Here is her story on today's episode of the Lynn Ngugi Show
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Thank you so much for watching🙏
One day at a time. We share a lot in common and just surprised..❤
Am proud of you Waihiga
Lynn,can we have a parent/family member who had to deal with alcoholism in the family?
Will check Her Channel. She is extremely intelligent. Thank you for sharing her story. This was huge!
Waihiga! You are a brilliant mind that almost got robbed the brilliant future of your destiny. For you, to have shared your story must have taken STRENTH! in which you try not to take credit for, and you say it is the grace of God. Grace is amplified when we are open for it to take its natural course.
I see a greater future for You! making meaningful contributions to our community and beyond as you take your journey, one day at a time.
Thank you for caring to share. You are in our good thoughts and intentions.( some like to call it prayers 🤣)More Blessings 💕💕💕
i was an alcoholic my life was literally over one day i decided enough was enough and decided to quit i havent had alcohol from february 2011 no rehab i read an AA book and prayed alot when i wake up in the morning i have a choice to drink or not to drink i chose the later 10 years and counting God is great
Impressive
STRONG
It is only God who delivers us from bondage of sin.
I want to have this testimony 10 years to come. 2 weeks sober cold turkey
When she said it's only God who can deliver from alcoholism i said a big AMEN....
I agree with you
Amen
Amen
Amen, it's true
Haha. I like how the story begins. When she talked to the alcohol like where have you been all my life? That was me with weed. I ended up getting high almost everyday if not everyday for four years. I am 6 months sober now. If anyone is reading this and thinks drugs and thinks its good for them, try and stop. If you cannot control it, you are in problems. But if you stop using for a while and look at the bigger picture, youll realize there was a gap you were trying to fill, but the sad part is, drugs only filled that gap temporarily. You'll always try to catch that feeling again, how it felt the first time you drunk or smoked, but the more you chase that first high the more you need to get there. In short, addiction is real and spiritual and there's only one person who can break such shackles; JESUS. Whoever is set free by the son is free indeed. That's how I stopped using. JESUS. Praise God.
Amen.
Hugs
@@sarahngige1589 thank you.
@@potaahthechef Kuja huku kwa Lynn. Atleast for the boy child.
@@wambuialice5987 I've thought about it and the impact it would have and I'm still thinking.
Alcoholism is also a stronghold from the devil.....call it a spirit if you like springing up from many experiences. In Jan 2019 when I knelt beside my bed to pray as I started my 10 days fast, I was having a crazy hangover, hardly could walk.
A pastor from a church I had started going to in November previous year suggested we fast so that we can start the year well. After the cross-over service, I went on a drinking spree. But after kneeling down and crying to God that evening with a crazy hangover, I stood up with a changed appetite. That coming Sunday morning in my livingroom listening to a gospel song before going to church, I got convicted and gave my life to Christ.
2019 was a struggle coz I was still dealing with the same friends and everytime we met they expected me to have a drink, I would shingo upande but just a drink or two. They couldn't believe that I was nolonger interested in drinking. I didn't buy anymore alcohol to keep at home though.
Late 2019 I decided to cut ties with everyone I knew in that world and my journey of sobriety really started. 2 years later, I don't remember that life. God has restored me and wiped away all the pain. I am at a better place. A very calm, happy, and very productive person. No anxities anymore.
I don't know what I would have done or what would have happened to me if Covid crazy would have found me ln that lifestyle...🤔🙆♀️
I thank God. Glory to God!
Glory b to Jesus,
Glory to God for delivering you from those chains.
Glory to almighty God
AMEN
Glory be to almighty God.
Can we have likes for Waihiga's Mum?She is one in a million.The fact that she never gave up on her daughter speaks volumes about a mother's pure love.
So touching!
That is wat mothers need to do.
God bless her
For real! She's a star 👏🏿
Only a mother's love..that's why christ explained his love using a mother's love analogy, the fact that most people at her 'help home' could always anticipate her mother ❤
@@sallyjambo5316 ah ah..that is what mothers do
Very true
I have been sober all my life but my kizungu isn't even 10 percent of hers. All the best beautiful .
This is hilarious
😃
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣same here
Amazing.
Lusungu she got it from S.A
Alcoholism has 5 Stages. And it is a nervous system Illness
1.experimenting and Binge drinking
2.increase to alcohol
3.problem drinking
4.physical Dependance
5.100% Addiction .here the alcohol is being consumed anytime and anything one comes across..dont care attitude etc
Yes i have been thru this stages for 20yrs and i did 2 therapies that didnt work even i backslided again..wow it is a non ending rollercoaster i swear.i eventually did a cold Therapy all by myself @home of which was not easy but i remained patient and consistent..
Well it's now almost 4yrs that i dont consume alcohol.. and every second that passes without that stuff then i keep thanking God and always proud of myself.
Whoever is reading this and is trying to fight an addiction my encouragement is "for every problem there is always a solution" and change has to start within you..don't give up.blessed all
Great story Waihiga. Am 1year eight months sober after drinking for over 20 years. Became sober through the program she talking about AA. Will never drink again and I don't have the urge to drink.
He who started a good work in her shall accomplish. Nothing hard before God.all the best girl!
Please Waihiga please consider being a counselor for alcoholics. Your story is so educating....I have learnt many lessons today from your story the most striking to me is...."you cannot stop alcohol on own freewill it takes a greater power"! Thanks so much.
I don’t usually comment but your story really touched me!!! I had a similar experience with alcohol. Even though I didn’t start as young as you did… I have watched alcohol ruin my life 😩😩 I felt it when you said “I craved alcohol” owiiii I don’t know how many times I’ve told people that, but no one believed me wah! I’m sober now, but looking back I don’t think I would have made it out if it wasn’t for God!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I know it wasn’t easy, but part of recovery is sharing your success!! All the best Waihiga, you got this!! #proudisanUnderstatement #sober4life #Look@God 🙌🏾
I'm proud of you Yvonne! ✊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Finally...someone speaking out about the alcoholic epidemic silent killer in Kenya! Now amongst women...generational problem!
We can pray to God because alcohol has destroyed a lot of families.It’s becoming a culture in Kenya.
Women are drinking more than men nowadays..
Wickedness itself! It's been glorified in marketing billboards but aiiii this is a demon!!
Have seen this culture in Ug,but funny enough they don't go down like in Kenya..May be their quality is better and they also eat very well.
My brothers story,he has been struggling with alcohol for sometime now,no house ,no wife,no children and he is our first born.Four months ago akaanza kufura tu tumbo na miguu,na hataki kuishi kwangu anakaa kayole penye pombe inauzwa.I cried day in day out,wakati alilemewa I called my dad and bro but they had given u on him.I took him from kayole to kitale hata slippers ya kuvaa hana but God is faithful tulifika home.Now it's 4months bila pombe I praise God everyday
Wow that's awesome
Am in that predicament and the pain we go through as a family is excruciating.Our prayer is for a turnaround.
God bless you and save your brother from the jaws of Alcohol
Maybe it's a good time for rehab. He will do just fine. Hugs
@@mamawatorotalks8208 amen
Just discovered this channel yesterday and I am glued to it . I have watched 4 episodes already. Good job Lynn from South Africa 🇿🇦
Am in love with her lusungu🤣🤣,she is wonderful sharing her story and inspiring someone it's abundantly blessed.lynn I think even parents go through alot seeing their kids reaching to a certain age the vitu zinachange,hope one day you will interview a parent who have seen their child going through this.
Thank you for sharing am happy for your parents never give up on you .i have a daughter who is struggling with same problem .am encouraged to stand with her
Until she overcome
Keep fighting for her, God is in control
Hata mimi hapo nimeweswa😊
Lusungu 😉😉
Unasikia kule alisomea. Man nyambura or mr.kamau were not he teachers😂
She is talking about my brother.......aki the God who liberated you will help my brother.....aki he can live in a house where there's no lights and he would be okay.......he gave up everything for alcohol may God come through for him. I want him sober only that i don't know how
Pray for him , love him and let him feeled loved .
Sometimes, second chances work out even better than the first because you learn from your mistakes.😃👏
True
Very true
But second chance is by God's grace
God blessed you one day at a time. You are my sister in sobriety an good mental health i feel you thank you for sharing.
Yes absolutely
She was the most chilled collegemate ever. Happy for her. Good work Waihiga
Mlisomea wapi nipeleke mjunior apate accent
Powerful story.
I must commend of her grammar and articulation of words.
Very very eloquent 💯
Yeah she has good command of the english language
👌🏽💯
Mwalimu wa kingereza
True
There is always a turn around😍❤️i applaud you Waihiga
Its so easy to get into substance abuse if you have a mental illness. I have been in a place where i wished i could get something to calm my brain down, whatever that would be. It takes God to get out of that dark place.
I was addicted just I came from the states..
11years sober after vituko Na sarakasi..
Principle avoid the first drink..
I did a Kiambu Mombasa matatu commandeering
fought with everyone including the police..
Down the line I stabilized ..
Stable and succeeding
She got that south African accent and her English is eloquent..
It is her spiritual out of life experience that left me speechless!
That is proof enough that there is a realm beyond us, there is a life,there is God!
I'm among the 2% surviving youths that vowed never to take alcohol
Good for you! Glad that this can never be your struggle👏
But also I know the only permanent solution that works is giving my life to Christ, coz He takes charge of any weaknesses, any struggle permanently. It may Not be alcohol for someone, but addiction can be many others, sex, masturbation, gambling, so much more..
Proud of you.
Her Grammer is on another level,I love the story very educative , inspiring and her acting skils wacha tu!
This is such an inspiring story. Thank you for it. Really happy to see someone who has overcome an addiction. I must agree that sustaining sobriety requires God's grace, without it relapse is just a matter of when. Just got into my second month of sobriety and this amazing story could not have come at a better time.
We are soo proud of you and routing for you....keep going....!!
Congrats!!!! I hope my bro gets sober too...
@@dhiambiokuom2159 Thank you so much.
@@MentalWellnessWithWaihiga Thank you for sharing your story. You have no idea the impact it has on people like me. We feel rejuvenated. Wishing you all the best on this journey.
@@kainikakidz63 I pray and hope that he will. What Waihiga's story tells us is that, it can be done, it is possible.
Must I say! she is brilliantly eloquent.
She is extremely well spoken.
Kabisa💯💯
Alcoholism is real in families
What I perceived or stood out for me, after this amazing interview is that all those dots connect to a spiritual issue. Acknowledging that there is God who is in charge of our lives is liberating. Am proud of you Waihiga and to your parents who are your hugest support system. And to your Eden support group... I love it that at the 12th step in the alcoholic anonymous program, you experienced a spiritual awakening...
GRACE Grace Grace.
Only God Almighty can fully set an alcoholic free!!He did it for me too and I thank Him.
I can resonate to waihiga
The last 2yrs were terrible for me.But from November i made an amence to stay sober.
Some battles as waihiga said you need GOD.Two months sober..............
The eloquence, openness and the lesson. 👌👌👌👌
Lynn the things you're doing 🙏🙏🙏God bless you.
She has a great sense of humour and was very candid about what she went through.
I really hate alcohol.I will never take it.Maybe over my dead body.I will remain sober forever.Pombe ni umaskini tupu.
I love her SA accent. Thank you WM for your courage and generously sharing your experience with addiction and let us know there's hope in sobriety. Glory to Jesus Christ.
Never touched alcohol in my life, but I can relate from what I have seen it do to men in my family. Somehow the women were spared by the Grace of God. Keep on Waihiga, you encourage many.
That's a generational pattern that can only be broken by the blood of Jesus!
What a phenomenal interview! Waihiga has been so transparent and self-sacrificing sharing her tough story. It will save many lives. Thank you Lynn for letting her tell her transformative story
I am amazed at your story, i also quit alcohol in 2017 after battling it for almost fifteen years. Though i did not go through any formal program somehow i was able to tap into the spiritual realm.
Wow ,what a blessing
Lynn let me tell you, speaking from someone who has had first hand experience with a family member who is an alcoholic, alcoholism can really really take a toll on the family it can destroy a family. It is so terrible alcoholism is just not easy.
I know !!! We are there with my sister. She's 43, has been to rehab twice and still no change. It's hopeless.
Waaah I feel of you. Especially on destroying families. We are there with my brother and it has caused such disruption in a family that has always been so united.
@@shironjuguna5853 i feel you, its bad. Really bad
Alcoholism is termed as a mental disorder in developed countries. The pain of seeing an alcoholic person with alcohol withdraw symptoms is so heart breaking.
@@verajjingo6706 one of the scariest thing .Especially the seizures!.Then there’s hallucinations and anxiety 😥 then that’s when they go back to drinking because it’s easier to numb than deal with it.
This lady is very Honest and the connection with the ills to get money and downgrading her dignity was the rock bottom.addiction is a disease.
Am very proud of you and your parents. Alcohol kills families and relationships I personally went through it with my mother but I wasn’t help enough back then as I was young she never made it through. Am very happy for you!!
Waihiga your story is so informative....especially the Rehab part. God be with you now and always
True, hope we take caution on the rehabs.
The best thing I can say as I reason out what I've just heard from this very painful testimony is there's a God in heaven who's the only one who cares for each an individual without being judgmental. I know how it feels dealing with a family member with such a problem coz I've been a care taker. To go through such problems we need God for guidance and comfort. Waihiga you've gone through a lot but all will change by God's grace and you'll be a living testimony. Lynn I can't even Express how much I love what you do and the kind of humor you got. Sweetheart you're going far and it's my prayer that God moves you to greater heights we love you so much. 🙏🙏✝️✝️🔥🔥❤❤🌏🌏🤗🤗🤭🤭
such a pretty lady and her english is on another level, hope she succeed in her battle with drinks
Your mum and Dad are legends to walk with you bila giving up. God bless them
This is an amazing story. I will henceforth understand my brother and nephew who've been drained by alcohol. Waihiga your are a great woman.
My heart goes to this amazing girl, so open and direct. May Almighty help her get over this, I know it's not easy but at the same time I see her determination my prayers goes to you. You are destined to go far.
This is a powerful and inspirational story. nobody decides to become an alcoholic.
True
The struggle is real, lost my dad's dad to alcohol, uncle's, my dad to cham, lost my bro 5 years ago to cham as well at 30 yrs old 😢, seems like a generational curse and will never judge anyone, my little sis heading the same way diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, it's a major struggle 😔
May you find peace in the midst of the struggles.Rise up and be the game changer of your lineage.
@@emmamwangi434 yes mum by grace
@EK Kiai Media
God Loves you
And he will make you a living testimony,I have been through much pain of seeing my siblings waste away at one time I was in the car its raining heavily and I was crying and I felt my tears where more than the rain
Am so sorry for all these unfortunate situations 😢😔🫂
Sending you cyber hugs. May God intervene.
Whatever she said about exploitation by psychiatrists and rehab facilities in Kenya is true.
They are so disturbing.
Waihiga is just amazing and beautiful soul. She is very authentic and true. May God deliver her from depression.
Powerful story...I am challenged because all through her story I had someone who was once close to me in mind. I distanced myself from them due to their addiction but now feeling challenged.
This has touched my heart...I have a former friend struggling with alcoholism..she cut me off her life for good when we tried to get her help but I hope wherever she is she has recieved help
she is an inborn actress.the way she telling her story you can tell.
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She is eloquent too!
True
She can teach and start her own program
At 200k subscribers, congrats Lynn. Can't wait to listen how after all this how she made it.
This lady is a great orator from the way she tells her story. May God grant you grace in abundance to stay strong.
Binge watching Anne on my 7 hour trip from Istanbul to Ankara. You always make my days . This is such an inspiration. Happy for Waihiga.
She's called lynne
Her English is what i admire. Thank God she is out of that dark pit of alcoholism
Alcoholism is a killer. It takes away so so much from that person and so much more from the people who love and care for them. It's an evil spirit that took away my marriage and the father to my son. My son get to see him once a week for about 1or 2 hrs. The person I so loved got hooked to this killer evil ALCOHOL.
Thankyou so much Lynn for airing this story. And congratulations to Waihiga for the far you have come. Thankyou for being open on this topic. All the best on this journey of life. 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
There are some technical terms used that are quite exciting,her diction is on another level,the story itself is beyond amazing;congratulations Waihiga and thanks Lynn for speaking on addiction.Am a 12 step program beneficiary.
Am so happy for you...my sister didn't make it. We lost her through a tragedious road accident. I wish she had had this kind of help. Keep it up.
So sorry Lucy, sending you love🙏🙏
Omg May her soul Rest In Peace
What a brave and determined soul! So full of life! God I pray that you keep her and make her fulfill her dreams!
Really inspiring. Thank God you are through it and here you are telling this amazing journey. God is Great.
I'm glad she came forward, alcoholism is slowly taking root in our country unchecked and it's been justified with phrases like 'kwani ni kesho' plus the music out here is either to do with sex or alcohol , I'm actually saddened when i see on insta,young girls n boys partying monday to sunday, living a fantasy life, with no care about tomorrow.. this thing will explode and in God forbid in 5 years time this country will have so many youths who lack direction..
True 💯, the industry should check on what the Music is promoting, this thing we call gengetone is mostly all about crime, alcohol n sex ...these vice should be condemned coz the society is drowning into it n the new "digital generation" is so excited about it
True
Very true.It’s sad how Kenyans cannot hang out without alcohol.People can have fun without alcohol.I am glad some of us are shunning this alcohol culture
She is really an actor inborn she is narrating her story and acting in it.......maybe she should produce her storyy one time.....inspiring....
An kind of addictions is a spirit. Life is spiritual.
True
facts
Yes...Life is spiritual...and also family issues/strongholds/negative statements from people around us. GOD FORBID
@@charity4908 That's very true I agree with you. Generation curse is a problem. Rejecting negative words is the key cause death and life are in the power of the tongue.
I would love to see her acting. I love her eloquence
I love her vibe!😊❤️
She really has an interesting personality!you must listen when she's talking!
Kuna wale watu you just want to continue listening to them.
May your star continue shining Waihiga!
its good to see the stories being written on this platform and know that i am not alone...am so proud of you...i drink and i realize that i have serious problem...the way she narrates it ...is equally the same...
200,000 Subscribers finally 🥂🥂🥂🥂Isn’t God Faithful???God of Lynn Ngugi we thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Congratulations to us on 200k subscribers. .Am Liking her energy her story is so touching and lively.. I know this will change a life
So eloquent.
Powerful story. All the very best Waihiga. Keep winning!!!
May God continue keeping you Waihiga. I am sure there are many people fighting addictions who are encouraged by your story. May Jesus completely build you up for the sake of your generation.
Watching...I hope it changes somebody's life.
Good work Lynn.
Av learnt alot..from this lady and it has realy encouraged me i will.make it out of this...the last part about spiritual help and the 12 steps of AA..have made me make my final decision on this kind of life ..thank you lynn for bringing her she has saved many lost souls
Waihiga! - love this girl ❤️ Always think about the brief time we spent together during your healing journey
You just had NDE, God was giving you a glimpse of what you would go through if you died without Jesus. God loves you, Waihiga. Serve Him earnestly while you still can.
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Congratulations lynn for hitting 200k subs,aiming higher now,encouraging story
You never know when addiction kicks in and remain in self denial feeling consoled
Waihiga is such a strong woman 💜
Thanks Lynn for hosting her and to anyone struggling with the same...I pray God reveals what's best
So help us God
As a mother i think I have learnt so much .....God help me to guide my daughter's as per your calling in their lives....
Two of my brothers are alcoholics, i don't know how i can help them. Its my prayer one day they will get out of it. Alcohol has messed their lives.
I could listen to her the whole day...she a has a gift hope she can reach out to the youth guys are really getting messed up with alcohol and other drugs.
Small wins = Big gratitude, be proud of every little step you are making Waihiga, your future is bright and you are blessed
Partner with this lady she has a great personality and great future ahead of her......
Lynn in South Africa matatus are called taxis that is why she confused you… innocent girl
Inspiring story, God who rescuered you from it will sustain you ,,,all the best and may God use you in a special way 🙏
Ooh my she's so eloquent 👌..its true you'll never force people to change,, untill they decide to🙏
The dislikes on this story just shows how not everyone will be happy with you when you make progress to better yourself. Keep your head up and match on.
What do you mean?
Very proud of you Waihiga. Amazing success story. Keep going girl you are awesome and strong.
It has taken me like 3 sittings to complete this episode.All the best Wahiga
I love this lady, she is a strong one, she's going far....
It absolutely takes a brief, selfless person to share such a personal story. I know many people will find the courage and hope to change after watching this . God is amazing always picks those society has writen off yo Glorify his name. Who will continue to be strong and inspire many . Lynn God bless you.
I have just started watching your story and can't help but comment. Life is spiritual. It seems at 12 you were "jumped" by a spirit that took over your life. It's a very complicated concept to understand but this what lead people to seek deliverance in church settings.
Completely agree
I agree that's why it's manifesting now as bipolar. I hope she gets the right help.
She has a very good sense of humor and she is very interesting to listen to. Keep going Waihiga,you were destined for greatness.
What a beautiful Woman all rounder ♥️
Alcohol is like being in an abusive relationship with domestic violence, emotional violence, instead of bringing joy it kills your happiness and robs you of every single thing. The only saviour is Jehovah who can turn lives around, am so sorry for your experience
This is part of my story n waihiga you are more than a conqueror .am recovering from alcoholism since May of this year and I had to feel the love of God that is keeping me going .it's all not easy 🙏🙏love for you waihiga if you did it I can do it
What God has done in this lady's life is worth far more than winning an oscar.
Very moving story. Waihiga, may God continue to walk with you into eternal sobriety.
Thanx Lynn & Waihiga for this story, I've learnt a lot.....I will never judge again! May God for give us for the many tyms we've judged alcoholics or even people with different addictions
Amen. That realisation you've had is crucial.