Comments on: Episode 10 of 45 - “Mentally F’ed Up” http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/ A web documentary series about life in Baghdad Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:21:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Crystal http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-22930 Crystal Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:23:13 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-22930 Thank you for these videos. I pray daily that this will end. Peace Now Thank you for these videos. I pray daily that this will end.
Peace Now

]]> By: tovorinok http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 tovorinok Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:00:34 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-3504 Hi Great book. I just want to say what a fantastic thing you are doing! Good luck! Bye Hi

Great book. I just want to say what a fantastic thing you are doing! Good luck!

Bye

]]> By: a7la3yo0on http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 a7la3yo0on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:36:31 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-3438 First of all alsalam alaykum... i just want to say thank u adel for the great videos. now u r helping us to imagen the life in our dear iraq... its heartbraking i assume!! is there anyway i can contact u i have some questions...! thanx again. allah y7fthkum... take care. First of all alsalam alaykum… i just want to say thank u adel for the great videos. now u r helping us to imagen the life in our dear iraq… its heartbraking i assume!! is there anyway i can contact u i have some questions…!
thanx again.
allah y7fthkum…
take care.

]]> By: Annie http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 Annie Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:01:33 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-3156 It's a real, real, real real real.. shame.. that kids.. toddlers.. pre-teens.. people who have futures ahead of them.. have to suffer through this. It's just not cool! It's traumatizing them! Well.. if it's not.. either they're brain-washed by the enemy.. or they're too used to it.. neither are good. It's so horrible when you see or hear about Iraqi kids celebrating the fact that some American soldiers were killed in an explosion or something.. It's sooooo not normal.. Companies have GOT to stop making violent toys.. games.. any of that stuff.. it causes people to become indifferent to the realities.. when something happens.. they think.. eh..who cares.. they don't realize that those things happen to real people and that many are affected. It's a dangerous gamble these days.. It’s a real, real, real real real.. shame.. that kids.. toddlers.. pre-teens.. people who have futures ahead of them.. have to suffer through this. It’s just not cool! It’s traumatizing them! Well.. if it’s not.. either they’re brain-washed by the enemy.. or they’re too used to it.. neither are good. It’s so horrible when you see or hear about Iraqi kids celebrating the fact that some American soldiers were killed in an explosion or something.. It’s sooooo not normal..

Companies have GOT to stop making violent toys.. games.. any of that stuff.. it causes people to become indifferent to the realities.. when something happens.. they think.. eh..who cares.. they don’t realize that those things happen to real people and that many are affected.

It’s a dangerous gamble these days..

]]> By: Dan from Toronto http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2537 Dan from Toronto Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:22:02 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-2537 As I watch these videos I am often reduced to tears. Not only the sad episodes either. The ones where friends flee may be most wrenching, even as they inspire hope for a better life to come. As I watch these videos I am often reduced to tears. Not only the sad episodes either. The ones where friends flee may be most wrenching, even as they inspire hope for a better life to come.

]]> By: Aliza http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 Aliza Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:42:54 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-2513 I think that what u guys are doing is amazing and my dad first showed me this website and im soooo glad that i looked at it. it must take alot of courage to produce these videos and i have never really seen something like this ever before. these few videos that i saw realy opened up my mind to how uneducated i have been. here i am worrying about writing my final history paper and all of this incredible video work is going on. thank u guys so much for opening up my mind and helping me focus on the larger picture in life.....GREAT work. I think that what u guys are doing is amazing and my dad first showed me this website and im soooo glad that i looked at it. it must take alot of courage to produce these videos and i have never really seen something like this ever before. these few videos that i saw realy opened up my mind to how uneducated i have been. here i am worrying about writing my final history paper and all of this incredible video work is going on. thank u guys so much for opening up my mind and helping me focus on the larger picture in life…..GREAT work.

]]> By: Hometown Baghdad » Blog Archive » Episode 32 - “Goodnight, Baghdad” http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Hometown Baghdad » Blog Archive » Episode 32 - “Goodnight, Baghdad” Fri, 25 May 2007 03:58:32 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-2177 [...] “Mentally F’ed Up” is without a doubt one of the saddest episodes of Hometown Baghdad. In that episode, Adel interviews his brother and cousin about a horrible murder they witnessed in the street near their house. His last thought in the video is fear for their mental stability. Turns out, nearly all of Baghdad’s children are suffering from great mental stress. From NPR: A new study in Iraq surveyed 2,500 kids, randomly chosen from a middle-income area of north Baghdad, to see if researchers could determine the effects of the war on their mental health. Dr. Mohammed al-Aboudi, Iraq’s national mental health adviser, speaks with Linda Wertheimer about the findings. [...] [...] “Mentally F’ed Up” is without a doubt one of the saddest episodes of Hometown Baghdad. In that episode, Adel interviews his brother and cousin about a horrible murder they witnessed in the street near their house. His last thought in the video is fear for their mental stability. Turns out, nearly all of Baghdad’s children are suffering from great mental stress. From NPR: A new study in Iraq surveyed 2,500 kids, randomly chosen from a middle-income area of north Baghdad, to see if researchers could determine the effects of the war on their mental health. Dr. Mohammed al-Aboudi, Iraq’s national mental health adviser, speaks with Linda Wertheimer about the findings. [...]

]]> By: ivawzq http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 ivawzq Sun, 13 May 2007 06:05:23 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-1602 Hi My Name Is ivanho. Hi My Name Is ivanho.

]]> By: Billie http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Billie Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:55:03 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-1166 I just wanted to let you and the other's doing these vlogs , and of course all Iraqis still in their country ;know that myself and thousands upon thousands of Americans are deeply saddened and feel great compassion for the citizens of Iraq. We sit and wonder to ourselves and talk amongst friends asking the same questions over and over. What can be done ? What is the right thing to do? We are frustrated with our current administration and the mistakes made by previous occupiers of the White House. The congregation in my church prays for the people of Iraq every Sunday morning in The Prayers For The People. Perhaps you can take some heart in knowing that there will definitely be a new President and Administration in 2008 and I prayerfully hope a change for the better is going to come. Please keep the vlogs coming. I have shared with my friends the address of this site , as I'm sure others have. Peace be with you Billie I just wanted to let you and the other’s doing these vlogs , and of course all Iraqis still in their country ;know that myself and thousands upon thousands of Americans are deeply saddened and feel great compassion for the citizens of Iraq. We sit and wonder to ourselves and talk amongst friends asking the same questions over and over. What can be done ? What is the right thing to do? We are frustrated with our current administration and the mistakes made by previous occupiers of the White House. The congregation in my church prays for the people of Iraq every Sunday morning in The Prayers For The People. Perhaps you can take some heart in knowing that there will definitely be a new President and Administration in 2008 and I prayerfully hope a change for the better is going to come.
Please keep the vlogs coming. I have shared with my friends the address of this site , as I’m sure others have.

Peace be with you
Billie

]]> By: emma http://chattheplanet.com/blog/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-939 emma Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:27:43 +0000 http://hometownbaghdad.com/2007/04/03/episode-10-of-45-mentally-fed-up/#comment-939 Wonderful idea. I don't know the politics very well, but I hope all the gunmen from all sides leave soon and give you back your city. Wonderful idea. I don’t know the politics very well, but I hope all the gunmen from all sides leave soon and give you back your city.

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