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Why is he smiling His teeth almost look sharp Debates by critics in forums such as reddit have been raised that the man is simply smiling at the camera and that it is no effect of his psychological state While this argument cannot be proven due to lack of presence in the scene of first hand resources can it not be said that he is indeed smiling out of shell shock Another critic suggested the idea that he might ve been morphine induced since soldiers would carry around morphine in case they sustained war injuries or were in pain I unintentionally came across this image a few months ago and now I've gotten the chance to look into it According to the source reddit the man a soldier in World War I at the Battle of Courcelette is a victim of shell shock Shell shock originally termed Battle Fatigue is a psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare especially being under bombardment It is a reaction to the trauma of battle It has been described as a reaction that produced a feeling of helplessness appearing variously as panic or flight an inability to reason walk sleep or talk The circumstances of the First World War pushed hundreds of thousands of men beyond the limits of human endurance
