Corrie Breaking Barriers

I've been a Corrie fan probably since the womb, as my mum tells it I used to kick her belly when she was pregnant with me when the ladies were fighting fit on screen.

 However what happens when Shayne Ward and Jack P Shepherd who normally get our hearts a flutter are given a meaty storyline that will both shock , and inform the public all in one go they act their asses off.


Jack P Shepherd's portrayl of David Platt being the victim of male rape at the hands of Josh , both disturbed me, and kept my attention and has been the subject of discontent among Corrie fans,

But what people need to recognize is that its a real issue, that men sometimes face. Its not just the women who've been victims of an act like this.

Personally I think Jack has knocked it out of the damn ball park and I love him and the show raising awareness of this magnitude.

We've also heard that  Aidan Connor  played by  Shayne Ward will kill himself next week and its to be Shayne's exit storyline.


I applaud the shows for raising awareness and making fans see there are signs when things like this happen, people act out of character, and they generally become a worry for those they love.

Being over generous and sometimes pushing people away as well are a couple of signs that prove something isn't right with those you love.

When I watched those scenes of Aidan being discovered it broke my heart. I felt for  Johnny being the one who found him. That is not a discovery any family member wants to make.

But while I think it was heart breaking it made me aware that its the aftermath of such a situation that affects the family members for a long , long time.

Some find it difficult to face it and suffer in silence much like the dear one who took their own lives.

Talking about it is a difficult path for most people to be on when they do contemplate suicide, some feel they can't discuss this kind of thing with their families and don't reach out and the grim reality is sometimes the family's don't read the signs.

Corrie was brilliant with this storyline and for me it helped a little especially when I myself have had loved ones decide to do away with themselves , who left that burning question in my head why?

We can't answer that unfortunately , but what we can do is listen if they seem out of sorts and maybe reach some semblance of understanding and peace if the fall out is them taking their own lives.

In the long run people should never blame themselves, for not knowing, or blame the person who took that route, Something within them just snapped and they couldn't  face things. Some would say its the cowards way out.

But until you walk a mile in their shoes, and begin to understand that depression can't be fixed with a hug then you just don't get it.