{"id":264731,"date":"2026-07-15T02:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/i-swear-my-life-with-tourettes-john-davidson-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:23:30","slug":"i-swear-my-life-with-tourettes-john-davidson-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/i-swear-my-life-with-tourettes-john-davidson-1\/","title":{"rendered":"I Swear My Life With Tourettes – John Davidson (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was a constantly curious boy, and impatient, always itching to know stuff and look at stuff and asking \u2018Why?\u2019 all the time, \u2018What about that? How does that work?\u2019 As soon as Mum left, I kept going to the kitchen window, looking out at the washing blowing in the wind. Was it maybe dry already? Should I go out and check? I just wanted to help. I always wanted to help. If I brought the washing in, it would balance things out, offset some of the daily upset and turmoil I created, and then Mum would be happy and proud of me.<\/p>\n

So my stupid action came from a good place, though I appreciate that, in the carnage that followed, the \u2018good place\u2019 part was easy to overlook completely, especially when dealing with a blood-splattered, dying rabbit in your hallway. I meant no harm. I never do. I wasn\u2019t thinking. There are times when I overthink, and times when all rational thoughts seem to vacate my head, and this was one of those times. I went out to check the washing \u2013 of course, I couldn\u2019t help myself \u2013 and the next thing I heard was Floss growling and snarling.<\/p>\n

When I turned around, my stomach dropped, because she had poor, helpless little Snowy in her mouth. Panic made me act fast. I grabbed the rabbit and shoved Floss into the kitchen in seconds, then I sat down in the hallway and cradled Snowy in my arms.<\/p>\n

She was still alive but there were spots of blood all over her lovely, pure white fur. As I stared down at her, feeling her helpless, warm little body in my arms, the enormity of my massive fucking cock-up hit me, and I cried and cried. Mum told me not to. Mum told me not to, I kept thinking, and now look, now look what I\u2019ve gone and done.<\/p>\n

A sudden loud banging on our front door made me jump.<\/p>\n

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John Davidson MBE was born in 1971 in Galashiels. After leaving school without qualifications, he began work as a caretaker at Langlee Community Centre in Galashiels, where since 2002 he has also been a part-time youth worker. Aged sixteen, John was the subject of a BBC documentary, John\u2019s Not Mad, about living with Tourette\u2019s syndrome, and he has since been an ambassador for the condition, giving talks and workshops in schools and to the police, and running residential camps for young people with Tourette\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Since 1989 he has featured in several follow-up documentaries; Kirk Jones\u2019s 2025 film I Swear is based on John\u2019s life. In 2019 John joined the board of Tourette Scotland and was awarded an MBE in recognition of \u2018his efforts to increase understanding of the condition and helping families deal with it across the country\u2019. He has also gained international recognition for his online support for families all over the world. OceanofPDF.com Praise for I Swear \u2018An astonishing tale about an amazing man. If this book were given out to schools it would triple the empathy levels for Tourette\u2019s.\u2019<\/p>\n

JOJO MOYES, author of Me Before You and Someone Else\u2019s Shoes \u2018Funny and heartfelt \u2026 this skilfully told tale deserves praise for how it lets us non-sweary people see inside the ordinary, albeit anxious, mind of someone with Tourette\u2019s Syndrome.\u2019 THE TIMES \u2018This superb book is an engaging and fascinating account of what it\u2019s like to live with Tourette\u2019s.\u2019 DAILY MAIL \u2018Brave, shocking, funny and moving, I SWEAR opens our eyes to the reality of living with a complex condition.<\/p>\n

This is a really important book.\u2019 RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Homemade God Praise for the motion picture \u2018The most inspirational British movie of the year.\u2019 ROLLING STONE UK \u2018An astounding feel-good film.\u2019 THE TIMES www.penguin.co.uk OceanofPDF.com John Davidson I SWEAR My Life With Tourette\u2019s as told to Abbie Ross OceanofPDF.com In memory of Tommy Trotter 1 January 1955 \u2013 3 June 2019 OceanofPDF.com John with his dog, Suki, and with Abbie Ross.<\/p>\n

OceanofPDF.com \u2018Hope is optimism with a broken heart.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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