Section 8
War's Mental Toll: Battling Inner Demons
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Subdued by madness reality severe
Experiencing intense madness that severely affects reality.
Pervading my mind, and my actions for years
The pervasive influence of madness on both the mind and actions over an extended period.
Flashbacks of combat, now hinder the skills
Memories of combat hinder the skills once used for achieving victory.
Once possessed to gain victory through kills
Skills previously employed to secure victories through kills.
Symptoms increase
Increasing symptoms of mental distress.
Reliving fear, visions will not cease
Reliving fear with persistent visions that won't stop.
Conflicts arise
Conflicts arise, but now within the mind instead of on the field.
Once on the field, now inside my mind
Previously experienced on the battlefield, now internalized in the mind.
Lucid no more
No longer clear-minded or rational.
Haunted by actions for life I endure
Haunted by past actions, enduring the consequences for life.
The past invades
The past forcefully enters the present.
Searing within, my soul is now decayed
Intense burning and decay within the soul.
Deemed unfit to serve and obey
Declared unfit to serve and obey due to mental struggles.
Restraining dementia, through war I obtained
Attempting to control dementia resulting from war experiences.
Shell of a man, I have become
Transformed into a mere shell of a person.
Tolls of warfare, sanity has done
The tolls of warfare have eroded sanity.
Now in sickness my life declines
Life now deteriorates in sickness.
Lunacy ruling now ruling my life
Lunacy takes control and governs life.
Subdued by madness reality severe
Repetition of the earlier experience of madness affecting reality severely.
Pervading my mind, and my actions for years
Continued pervasive influence of madness over the years.
Flashbacks of combat, hinder the skills
Combat memories continue to hinder skills.
Once possessed to gain victory through kills
Skills previously used for victorious kills.
Symptoms increase
Symptoms of mental distress intensify.
Reliving fear, visions will not cease
Reliving fear persists with unending visions.
Conflicts arise
Conflicts arise internally, no longer on the field.
Once on the field, now within my mind
Internalization of past battlefield experiences.
Lucid no more
No longer possessing clear and rational thoughts.
Haunted by actions for life I endure
Haunted by past actions, enduring lifelong consequences.
The past invades
The past forcefully invades the present.
Searing within, my soul is now decayed
Intense burning and decay persist within the soul.
Symptoms increase
Reiteration of increasing symptoms of mental distress.
Reliving fear, visions will not cease
Reliving fear continues with unceasing visions.
Conflicts arise
Internal conflicts persist, no longer on the field.
Once on the field, now within my mind
Reiteration of the internalization of past battlefield experiences.
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