Wiktionary
vb. To live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be easily forgotten.
Usage examples of "bear the scars".
For his sake, I had taken hurts so grievous that both my mind and my body would bear the scars until the day I died.
Laaqueel knew Iakhovas had spoken the truth when he said Waterdeep would bear the scars of the night's attack for years to come.
I bear the scars of old cases proudly, and I never let down a client.
He will bear the scars of those injuries for the rest of his life.
Even the survivors, he expected, would bear the scars of this day for the rest of their lives, in the form of lasting illnesses and injuries, not to mention painful memories of loved ones lost.
The terrible wounds he had sustained in the siege were healing, but Barron realized with dismay that the child would bear the scars, and go lame all his life.
Ye'll always bear the scars, but the doctors have gone far towards healing ye.