The Town that Caught Tourettes - Channel 4 - Are you watching?

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I will be here.

Intriguing

I am. Most odd.

Is it curable. I wonder what triggers this.

Very strange. Can't decide if it is going to be something causing it, or whether it will turn out to be one of those psychosomatic/mass delusions thingies. Wasn't there something else once, lots of girls fainting in the same school?

I'm watching it. I don't know what to think!

I wondered if it was a hoax but hmmmm not sure seems pretty real.

I'm watching, seems very real to me..

Hi jelly :)

How cruel trot so many people to accuse them of faking it. After 5 mins watching them its obvious they suffering greatly.

Not watching but saw the ad and instantly thought of Salem - sounds like teenage girl self-induced hysteria to me. Would love to know what people think after watching it though (can't watch it myself as dp has gone out and I don't know how to turn the television on because I am a muppet and because I hardly ever watch TV).

It does seem real, didn't mean to suggest it wasn't. So odd.

There was a Lady on radio 4 the other day with Tourettes. Every other word almost she would say biscuit. i wondered if she was a mumsnetter :)

Sole -

Got those first few words really wrong! You know what I mean!

There wrre people in USA at time disbelieving it.

Nelly, I meant the horrible comments on you tube!!

Hi Sole

You got a remote Remus?

Mass psycho genic illness

Hmm cover up, erin brochvich

If it is psychological though, then would they do while heavily sedated, like that one girl did ??

Some weird poisoning from the field/track?

Good point.

See, I was erring towards that mass psychogenic illness (that was the term I was looking for!) but yes, doing it when sedated...

Could we be affcted as watcherd?