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* The killer in the ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "Distress", who is committing his crimes because he's had a psychotic break and thinks he's still in combat.

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* The killer in the ''Series/CriminalMinds'' episode "Distress", "[[Recap/CriminalMindsS2E17Distress Distress]]", who is committing his crimes because he's had a psychotic break and thinks he's still in combat.
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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': Duncan Corrigan in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS21E1 The Point of Balance]]", who had served in Afghanistan and lost a leg.
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** Paula is traumatized by being taken hostage and threatened, getting counseling afterward. It continues to trouble her despite the different methods she's tried until at last she confronts the woman who'd taken her hostage, while at last helps Paula come to terms with what happened.

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** Paula is traumatized by being taken hostage and threatened, getting counseling afterward. afterwards. It continues to trouble her despite the different methods she's tried until at last she confronts the woman who'd taken her hostage, while at last which finally helps in Paula come coming to terms with what happened.

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->''"'''I''' don't understand? Are you kidding? Me? Of course I understand. I mean, d'you call this a war, this funny little thing? '''This''' is not a war! '''I''' fought in a bigger war than you will ever know! I did '''worse''' things than you could ever imagine, and when I close my eyes… I hear more screams than anyone could '''ever''' be able to count!"''
-->-- '''The Twelfth Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E8TheZygonInversion The Zygon Inversion]]"
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* ''Series/{{Scandal}}'': [[spoiler: Huck reveals himself to be this, due to his CIA black-ops training. He and his other operatives were conditioned to torture enemies and eventually grew to like it. Huck wanted out and was trying to "get sober" while living homeless when Olivia found him]].

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* ''Series/{{Scandal}}'': [[spoiler: Huck ''Series/Scandal2012'': [[spoiler:Huck reveals himself to be this, due to his CIA black-ops training. He and his other operatives were conditioned to torture enemies and eventually grew to like it. Huck wanted out and was trying to "get sober" while living homeless when Olivia found him]].him.]]
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* Played straight in ''Series/BlueHeelers'' with There Last Night, The Cull and a few others. For several years around Anzac Day or Rememberance Day there would be an episode where they invoked this trope.

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* Played straight in ''Series/BlueHeelers'' with There Last Night, The Cull and a few others. For several years around Anzac Day or Rememberance Remembrance Day there would be an episode where they invoked this trope.
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** Ned Stark, in [[JustForPun stark]] contrast to [[BloodKnight Robert]], who misses war and his glory days. Best shown in ''Lord Snow'', where Ned watches Arya practicing fencing with Syrio Forel with a wooden sword, only to have his amused expression slowly turns grim as he's gradually reminded of the hell of war, apparently hearing the distant sound of swords clashing and men dying instead of the wooden sounds of his daughter's fencing.

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** Ned Stark, in [[JustForPun stark]] stark contrast to [[BloodKnight Robert]], who misses war and his glory days. Best shown in ''Lord Snow'', where Ned watches Arya practicing fencing with Syrio Forel with a wooden sword, only to have his amused expression slowly turns grim as he's gradually reminded of the hell of war, apparently hearing the distant sound of swords clashing and men dying instead of the wooden sounds of his daughter's fencing.

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* ''Franchise/StarTrek''

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* ''Franchise/StarTrek''''Series/SpecialOpsLioness'': Kate wakes up screaming with nightmares of her accident afterward. It's also made clear her mother Joe and Joe's asset Cruz are deeply affected by their experiences in covert ops.
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