Guest Conor74 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Anyone see it? Repeated last night. Don't think I've ever seen a funnier documentary. Oh and a sadder documentary. Actually I have but, bah. Anyway, some real laugh out loud moments, like the room with tourette's sufferers who are triggering each others tics. But many scenes where...well I don't mind telling you fellow WATMMers, they darn near brought a man to tears, like when one of the subjects spoke of his horrific time at school and they show a video of him as a teenager eating on his own, or another clip of a 7 year old crying because obviously he cannot understand what is happening to him. Great programme, light hearted and profound. Think podcast on BBC for those what live within BBC land, clips on youtube as well... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hahaha - I actually feel really bad about the dog. Poor thing. But I actually watched a program about kids with Tourettes (and all the different kinds of tourettes there are) a couple of months ago and it was really really sad but also quite interesting. Some of the kids said that trying to hold back the cuss words was like trying to hold back a sneeze. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1272873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 not gonna watch the highlights, I'm taking your word for it and gonna try to find a divx of the whole things Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1272877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 fucking LOL at 2:16 in the video Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1272921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaen Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 watching it Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaen's signature Hide all signatures trumps toe fungus Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1272929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q27 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 So awesome. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Q27's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1272987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fiznuthian Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 i know someone with tourettes. he doesn't like discussing it with people, perhaps only with people he trusts very well. his type of tourettes matches the stereotype that annoys most people with tourettes. one of his friends knocked up a girl, and he announced it to a room full of people who didn't know in a tic. he's been viciously beaten more than twice by angry African american guys at partys for saying " nigger" in a tic some people might criticize him for being a faker, but he clearly does not enjoy when it happens. his tics range from verbal expletives, to yelling or screaming melodies, to socially anxious reactions of various sorts, even poking you or honking a car horn. it makes him mad at himself, every time. some tics aren't nearly as bad, just random thoughts he lets out i think. most people who know him or meet him tend to catch on quickly that he can't help it. most are somewhat sympathetic, they smile and laugh a little then move on when it happens. but his friends talk differently when he isn't around. they don't like inviting him to places because his tics attract negative attention to the group. he's a burden to them i guess, but he isn't shunned entirely. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1273050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q27 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 On 3/18/2010 at 5:21 PM, fiznuthian said: i know someone with tourettes. he doesn't like discussing it with people, perhaps only with people he trusts very well. his type of tourettes matches the stereotype that annoys most people with tourettes. one of his friends knocked up a girl, and he announced it to a room full of people who didn't know in a tic. he's been viciously beaten more than twice by angry African american guys at partys for saying " nigger" in a tic some people might criticize him for being a faker, but he clearly does not enjoy when it happens. his tics range from verbal expletives, to yelling or screaming melodies, to socially anxious reactions of various sorts, even poking you or honking a car horn. it makes him mad at himself, every time. some tics aren't nearly as bad, just random thoughts he lets out i think. most people who know him or meet him tend to catch on quickly that he can't help it. most are somewhat sympathetic, they smile and laugh a little then move on when it happens. but his friends talk differently when he isn't around. they don't like inviting him to places because his tics attract negative attention to the group. he's a burden to them i guess, but he isn't shunned entirely. Way to bring down the thread Fiz. Joking aside, poor guy. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Q27's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1273258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Funktion Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 i googled i swear i can't help it and this thread was on the second page Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1273686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 i watched a show and the dr.'s got rid of a tic for a girl by placing an electrode in her head and then cranking it's power voltage etc etc TRUE STORY, bitch, fuck, shit CUNT! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1273700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 PISS coming out of my ASS. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1274605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alky Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 yeah i was diagnosed with it as a kid, and through school it'd fluctuate from things like clearing throat/sniffing/coughing, that kinda stuff. thankfully it was never the stereotypical swearing outbursts or anything like that. i think maybe when i was 6 or whatever i knew swearwords were bad and as a result those words would keep playing through my mind because i knew i wasn't *supposed* to think of them. for you to blurt out specific cusswords, it's only going to happen as a function of you knowing that you're not supposed to i guess. anyway yeah i got more of a handle on it as i got older, the only subconscious symptom now is excessive blinking, and even then it's more when i'm drinking or under a lot of stress that it really comes to the surface. everything else is almost 100% controllable. guess i'm lucky to only have a mild case though. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1274662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr egg Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1274716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon son Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 i think i must have torrettes, it would explain some of the things that come out of my mouth when i'm "talking" to my wife. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hexagon son's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/54437-tourettes-i-swear-i-cant-help-it/#findComment-1274876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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