Is it normal to think of killing someone in a war ?

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I'm in the army now , and I think there is something wrong with me .
Lately I have been thinking of what will I do after I kill someone , I found myself wandering off into distant future and imagining having like a tattoo on my forearm where i had tattooed a line for every enemy i had killed in the war.

I quickly pulled myself out of that daydream and started thinking if there is something wrong with me and why would i do something like that.

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  • Rufus
    12 years ago

    Take his wallet. That's what I'd do.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      that's a good idea

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  • InvadingPotatoLeader
    12 years ago

    In the wars of today, do you really think you're going to kill loads of people?

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  • PumpkinKate
    12 years ago

    Facing the prospect of ending another human's life can be pretty overwhelming. I think your mind is just trying to process this. Imagining and steeling yourself for it, in one way or another, is to be expected.

    I would hope that you don't end up truly enjoying ending lives... but some walks of life do call for it. It's not easy, and countless soldiers have wrestled with that. Be strong, brave, and keep your heart safe from what may come.

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  • Audrina
    12 years ago

    Maybe it is helping you cope with the idea that it is very possible that you may end up killing people?

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  • DefinitelyNotNormal89
    12 years ago

    I find it a little odd, kinda like you're celebrating the lives you have taken. A lot of soldiers are mentally scarred from killing people and if this happens to you, every time you look at your arm you will be reminded of it.

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  • Dad
    12 years ago

    If you bombed a whole town would you have 5000 lines engraved on you?

    They teach you to be a soldier so you are one.
    But normally people don't kill other people, especially ones we have never met.

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