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Q&A How can I really drive home a character not being able to hold it together in the wake of repeated trauma?

A character in my story is supposed to be falling apart, for many reasons: He's 16 and is killing people, in a gladiatorial setting, of a similar age. He already died (possibly a few times), but ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by weenmachine‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:17:28Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37391
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar weenmachine‭ · 2019-12-08T09:17:28Z (over 4 years ago)
A character in my story is supposed to be falling apart, for many reasons:

- He's 16 and is killing people, in a gladiatorial setting, of a similar age.
- He already died (possibly a few times), but he and everyone he fought come back to life through cloning and memory transfer.

I tried many things, from him not taking care of himself, up until drug use, but I don't think that's the best way to go about it.

**How can I subtly imply that one of my main character's life is falling into a tailspin?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-07-02T19:43:06Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 6