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michelleconchita
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We were MADE to watch Threads at school at 11 YEARS OLD as part of a humanties class. We were watching it in 2 parts but I only ever saw the 1st one (up to just after where the bomb has gone off and the little lad is dead with the birds) because it affected me so badly.
I was absolutley terrified had bad nightmares and brought on a panic attacks. I was so badly traumatised my parents let me "skive" the 2nd part and pretend to be ill that day. I was seriously in such a bad way that if anyone mentioned it I would shake!!
It affected me to the extent that everytime that wheely trolley thing with the TV and video came into the class for us to watch something I would nearly be sick and have a panic attack in case we had to watch something similar or worse - of course I never dared admit this as would have got picked on so had to keep it all hidden which made it worse. I would say I felt like this till I left school 5 years later.
Recently one of my friends was discussing school and said how badly this film had affected her as well (they had to watch it is religious studies) and to be honest I had forgotten (or made myself) forget all about it. Just talking about it brought back the panic feelings within me so I decided to re visit it as an adult.
It is a very powerful, gritty film. Hard to watch but with a very important message.
I feel that everyone should watch it at least once BUT as an ADULT not just on the whim of some teacher at school!!!
I wondered if anyone else had experienced this as have since discovered that it was policy in the 1980's to show it in schools.
Did you see it in school? At What age? How did it effect you? Have you watched it since?
I was absolutley terrified had bad nightmares and brought on a panic attacks. I was so badly traumatised my parents let me "skive" the 2nd part and pretend to be ill that day. I was seriously in such a bad way that if anyone mentioned it I would shake!!
It affected me to the extent that everytime that wheely trolley thing with the TV and video came into the class for us to watch something I would nearly be sick and have a panic attack in case we had to watch something similar or worse - of course I never dared admit this as would have got picked on so had to keep it all hidden which made it worse. I would say I felt like this till I left school 5 years later.
Recently one of my friends was discussing school and said how badly this film had affected her as well (they had to watch it is religious studies) and to be honest I had forgotten (or made myself) forget all about it. Just talking about it brought back the panic feelings within me so I decided to re visit it as an adult.
It is a very powerful, gritty film. Hard to watch but with a very important message.
I feel that everyone should watch it at least once BUT as an ADULT not just on the whim of some teacher at school!!!
I wondered if anyone else had experienced this as have since discovered that it was policy in the 1980's to show it in schools.
Did you see it in school? At What age? How did it effect you? Have you watched it since?