Thread by @benpricefanclub, There have been many times that Nick Tilsley (Ben Price’s version) didn’t [...]

There have been many times that Nick Tilsley (Ben Price’s version) didn’t get the help and support he needed during difficult times

Here’s a thread of the few times Nick got the support he needed and the many times he didn’t, which lead to him helping himself and others
#corrie

1. Nick and Natasha

When Nick found out that Natasha was pretending she was pregnant and she actually aborted the baby, Nick was of course devastated. But he didn’t have enough time to deal with his feelings because soon after Natasha tried to take her own life

Nick was fully distressed about Natasha’s suicide attempt and he felt he had to help her. This resulted in him ignoring his feelings about the abortion and pushing them deep down, which lead to him not overcoming them properly

Leanne was the only one who helped Nick properly after Natasha’s suicide attempt. She was there with him and allowed him to open up about his feelings.

His family wasn’t properly helpful, especially Gail who was too occupied about knowing she was right about Natasha

2. The tram crash

This event was where Nick got the most help

After escaping from the tram crash, his family were immediately there to quickly help him

Then, when Nick was accused of being responsible for the tram crash, his family were always on his side

He had Gail and Audrey defending him, even when he wasn’t around

Even Rita helped him and gave him encouraging words

Gail again showed her support towards Nick and Leanne was there to comfort him too

BUT, this was the only time Nick had this much support

And the next events were more personal and caused more damage towards Nick

3. Nick’s brain injury

Nick got his brain injury during an accident after he revealed to David that he slept with Kylie, and David indirectly caused the van to be in the path of upcoming lorry

While Nick shouldn’t had slept with Kylie, he didn’t deserved to be brain damaged

Of course, the family and Leanne did helped Nick during his time at the hospital and earlier on in his recovery

But with a big injury like a brain injury, you need continuous help and neither his family or Leanne gave him that

At first the family wanted to punish David, but then they wanted him back and they focused more on fixing the relationship between David & Kylie than helping Nick. Plus Nick had to help David despite the accident

Also, Leanne ended up having an affair with Kal behind Nick’s back

This lead to Nick having to cope with his recovery from his brain damage on his own

Even though Nick gained a disability after the accident, he couldn’t fully depend on his family and his wife at the time to help him fully recover and deal with his disability, a brain injury

4. Nick and Erica’s miscarriage

Nick (Ben Price’s version) has always wanted to be a dad, and he had a chance to be one with Erica

Sadly, she had a miscarriage which left Nick devastated and worried about Erica

Nick didn’t get any proper help

Erica wanted to deal with the miscarriage on her own. Instead of helping Nick; David wanted to discuss how Nick didn’t truly love Erica, Carla was telling Nick he needs to help Erica and Gail ended up fighting with Eileen over Michael

I have gone into more depth about that scene where Carla tried to help Nick, but she didn’t help him properly

I also think this scene summaries how people don’t actually help Nick, as it results in him helping himself and others https://twitter.com/benpricefanclub/status/1216791813077512192

https://twitter.com/benpricefanclub/status/1216791813077512192

5. Nick has problems with his brain injury

When Nick’s brain injury was affecting him more than usual, he only talked to David about it, which lead to him going to a specialist so he can deal with his brain injury problems

Nick only talking to David about his brain injury makes sense, as David was the only one to notice and Nick didn’t want to tell anyone and he’s used to helping himself

With that said, he didn’t realise how helpful Carla can be and when she found out, she was very helpful to him

However, Carla’s help was not for long as Nick’s brain injury problems arised soon before his and Carla’s wedding, where he found out about Carla’s lies

6. Carla’s lies

At Nick and Carla’s wedding, Nick found out that Carla slept with Robert behind his back and that she made him sell the Bistro to Robert and Tracy

Nick felt utterly betrayed and he felt all the happiness he had with Carla was a lie

At first only Leanne was there to help Nick. But she became pregnant with Steve’s child, so she had to focus on that and Nick wanted to help her

Also, Sarah was suffering from psychosis and David was grieving Kylie’s death, so they couldn’t help Nick and Nick had to help them

So Nick didn’t get the proper help he needed after his wedding to Carla. Due to this, he didn’t make a full recovery which lead to him developing early stages of paranoia, which no one properly noticed

7. Nick’s paranoia

Nick’s dream is to be married to Leanne and for them to have their own child

So when Oliver was born, Nick thought being a dad to Oliver would be the closest thing to living his dream

But during this time he became paranoid, especially about Peter and Steve

He believed people were trying to tear him away from Leanne and Oliver, e.g. he thought Peter was trying to get back with Leanne and Steve deliberately tried to overdose Oliver

This behaviour became tough for people around him to deal with, yet he didn’t get any proper help

David tried to warn Nick about his paranoia, but it was not enough and David was still grieving

Gail tried to help Nick by telling him to leave Leanne, but she didn’t help his paranoia

So Nick had to help himself and do what he thought was best for Leanne, so he left the street

All this shows that Nick mainly has to help himself and help others despite his own problems

This has lead to Nick being used to helping himself and making it hard for him to reach out for help, even when he really needs it

Latest Threads Unrolled: