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I am Nasir Khan or some of you may know me as Lee Khan. For many years I suffered in silence with depression and addiction to substances. I have been fortunate in life to experience success in business, been married to Vicky and have my first daughter Grace, meet Nisha and get engaged and she gave me my second daughter Maya. What I did not realise is I have an illness, a disease which lay dormant for years and caused me to live in the madness losing everyone that ever loved me. I couldn't love myself so I could never be intimate with anyone not even my own children because I had fear of feeling.

I moved around for years originally from Nuneaton but I hit rock bottom last year in Newcastle Upon Tyne. I was drinking everyday, taking drugs and isolated from family and friends. My insanity had taken away contact with my daughters, I had spent thousands supporting my addictions, my health deteriorated massively and I was looking at a prison sentence. A lost soul only finding comfort in alcohol and drugs, they gave me confidence and allowed me to live in my fantasy, mask after mask, no letting anyone one close enough to hurt me.

Then I came to believe and recovery found me because I started to have faith. The services in Newcastle worked hard to help me because even though I had a huge ego, and loved the unmanageability and chaos deep down they knew I wanted help but had too much pride to ask. I attended sessions with a mental health practioner, did anger management, and alcohol awareness then I attended a rehab for 12 weeks and my life changed dramatically.

At the time I couldn't stand the reflection in the mirror, I was in hell. It was my time to recover and I started the road to recovery one step and one say at a time. So much self realisation, self awareness and admitting my wrongs. Handing over my will and my life to the care of GOD as I understand. Believing in the fellowships and now living my life in a twelve step programme.

My life has changed, I am reborn a second chance at life on life's terms. My court case was dropped, I now have a strong relationship with my eldest daughter Grace and feel the unconditional love that a father feels for his daughter. That's because of recovery, fellowships and the twelve step program.

I am running The Great North Run and The Birmingham Half Marathon raising awareness and supporting The Road To Recovery Trust because there vision is to transform the North East of England from a place with one of the highest rates of alcohol, drug and other addictions to a region with with one of the highest rates of abstinence based recovery.

Please donate and help those who still suffer in silence unaware that they have this illness and disease. We chose to pick up the first drink or drug but we did not choose to become addicts.

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