that said I think Nikhil is heading for OCD or similar, so with that I am sending Emmerdale into 'disorder' central!!!!
that said I think Nikhil is heading for OCD or similar, so with that I am sending Emmerdale into 'disorder' central!!!!
it is an awful illness....the person looks like you knew them? but the behaviour is bizaare and you just dont recognise each other effectively. I lost my Dad about two years before he died. He was late 70's however, to be affected at 55 must be horrendous for al concerned
alan45 (24-02-2012)
Maybe his cancer is back
I have moved in with my dad because he has alzheimers and vascular dementia and has had both for 10 years. Looking at what they are doing with Zak it really does look like they are leaning towards either alzheimers or depression. Symptoms can be very similar for both. Although thinking about it, I think Sandy is the one that will transpire to have dementia or alzheimers judging by his behaviour over the past few months.
Last edited by susannorwebb; 27-02-2012 at 16:42.
its a tricky one, because Sandy isnt controlling his diabetes properly - we have seen a potential hypo this week, and we know he drinks to excess, and never checks his blood sugar?! so someof Sandy's behaviour could be that- I think with him we are building to a parental bullying/abuse story, with Ashley becoming violent towards Sandy?
sarah c (27-02-2012)
Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell has predicted that there will be a long journey in store for Zak Dingle before he recovers from his mental breakdown.
The actor's troubled character is sectioned in the coming days after going wandering on the moors in a confused and delirious state.
Speaking on This Morning today (May 9), Halliwell promised a realistic portrayal of mental health issues as Zak receives treatment in hospital.
Asked where the storyline is heading in the long-term, he replied: "I'm not totally certain myself, but Stuart Blackburn the producer likes the idea of consequences of actions.
"Often in soap it gets wrapped up in a week and everyone's shaking hands again. He's very much against that, so I think it'll be a long process - as in life. People don't just get over nervous breakdowns just like that."
Halliwell also discussed the help he has received from the Emmerdale team while working on the storyline.
He said: "The writers have obviously researched a lot of the stuff. We were lucky to have an actor playing the doctor - when [Zak] actually gets taken in - who also worked as a psychiatric nurse.
"So he was very good when I'd say, 'Was that right?', 'Am I doing that right?' He was really like an unpaid advisor through some sequences!"
Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV1.
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