Certified

About the Book

This book starts with the early years and gives account of the roller-coaster ride that was my life. As a young adult, I accomplished good and bad certifications as a result of the madness that befell me. It tells the story of the physical and psychological abuse I suffered as a child and how I was groomed and sexually molested by pedophiles. Despite the shackles caused by the abuse, in this book I explain how I became a successful businessman and traveled to Europe. However, the pressures of the business world and the mental illnesses caused by years of childhood abuse, lead to a nervous breakdown, which sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole. During this downward spiral, I became addicted to crack cocaine, lost my job, became homeless, had various near-death experiences, tried to commit suicide multiple times, became a drug dealer, became a drug smuggler, and finally, became a criminal convict in a foreign country. Inspiringly, it is not all doom and gloom. This book concludes with a success story and conveys how I managed to overcome the two addictions, the mental afflictions, and the criminal conviction. I finally, achieved maturity and stability, and can maintain a loving long-term relationship, help raise a remarkable child, as well as maintain and progress a stable career.

About the Author

I am a 48-year-old man from South Africa. Growing up in the apartheid regime, I was indoctrinated by my elders to be racist. In addition, my father physically and psychologically abused me, which crippled me with mental afflictions for life. After school, I completed mandatory two years National Service and became a platoon leader. Working in the computer industry after the army, I achieved many certificates in my quest to become a successful business man. However, along the way I became addicted to crack cocaine, had several close escapes from death, attempted suicide a few times and ended up dealing and smuggling drugs overseas. Inevitably I was caught and served a four-year prison sentence in Europe. Rehabilitating myself, I studied through the open university while incarcerated and achieved a one-year certificate in Social Science as well as a two-year diploma, Environmental Policy in an International Context. Married to a beautiful woman from Eastern Europe, I am now living in England and we are raising a wonderful boy. To provide for my family, I have managed to secure and progress a stable career in a relatively recession proof industry.