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Tourettes - I Swear I Can't Help It - BBC1 Tonight
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Anyone else looking forward to this?
I know I probably shouldn't laugh, but looks like it could be funny as well as informative:
http://channelhopping.onthebox.com/2009/05/28/tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it-review-tics-all-the-boxes/
I know I probably shouldn't laugh, but looks like it could be funny as well as informative:
http://channelhopping.onthebox.com/2009/05/28/tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it-review-tics-all-the-boxes/
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It must be horrible to have it, but i have to admit i laughed when the boy shouted out Ready Steady Cook
there are loads of people in this country who do sod all & moan if the benefits payment is late
i know who i respect more
"Aww, shake paw...that's nice****"
Here's an idea: PUT THE DOG ON A LEAD.
Totally with you there. At least he is doing all he can, is holding down a job fine. Good on him
I was thinking the exact same thing
Knives make you stabby - don't use knives
Alcohol makes your ticks worse - don't drink
You tell your dog to run into traffic - put it on a lead
During the CAB lady's talk around the table, I was just in stitches because I've had those thoughts and it's easy to keep a lid on them but to hear them all just come out one by one was refreshing.
I hope people with Tourettes don't feel like people are laughing at them rather than with them, it's unnatural not to find the tics and randomness of comments funny.
It's a sad programme too, it's hard hearing the guy talking about how he misses having someone special in his life..
That was a classic moment:- CAB Lady "...minder...". "Arthur Daley"
As someone posted above, we are laughing at the tic NOT the person.
Also LOL when the kid at school made the Family Fortunes "neh-neh" noise!
Bit bad in the shop at the beginning though when John said "Chinky"
BBC always have the best documentarys.
It was heartwarming to see the contrast with the more relaxed adult John enjoying dinner in a much more laid-back way with the family who accepted his tics so warmly. It just goes to show how important it is to be relaxed and non-stressed about it. I felt quite moved.
The young boy was an inspiration, too. What a lovely bloke, and obviously highly intelligent and switched on.
its an incerdibly sad thing to have to deal with but yes it was very funny in places, were does the stuff come from that they shout out, and also very sad
There are so many different types of tourettes. The one that causes people to swear uncontrollably is actually one of the rarest forms. But thanks to programmes like this, everyone thinks to word "tourettes" is synonymous with swearing like a trouper :rolleyes:
I don't think you watched it before you posted that, did you?
Did you watch it? The 15 yr old had ticks,but rarely swore. I thought it was a brilliant programme. Fasicnating comparing John when he was 15 and treated like a leper,and greg who's friends understood who he was and didnt bat an eyelid:)
Whilst we were watching the programme last night I was watching him without him noticing and his twitches/blinking got worse and worse as the programme went on. He said afterwards that watching others with Tourettes always sets him off. Both his brother and sister had varying degrees of Tourettes when they were younger, only his brother has grown out of it.
I think it is a very well made documentary although obviously focusing on the more severe cases. There are lots more people like my BF who suffer 'milder' symptoms.