Grief can make a sudden improvement in life feel frightening rather than reassuring

Evidence

Everything was working for her now, but for some reason she grew scared of her happiness. She called her dad frequently and began pushing him to get a transfer back to the East Coast, telling him she would go with him. She felt she wanted to go back to where her mother had raised her, believing she would feel more connected to her mother if they moved back to Maryland. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 646 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: People can fear happiness and retreat to familiar grief-filled places — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 646; Recovery from profound loss can feel like a betrayal — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 313; Survivors secretly feel satisfaction in their own survival even while mourning. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• People can fear happiness and retreat to familiar grief-filled places #expands (0.92) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 646