War survival habits persist months after combat ends

Evidence

As soon as she came out, though, and he saw her, it was as if they’d never left each other, not even for breakfast. They drove all around Southern California in his new car, eating too much food and laughing over every silly little thing. Sami felt good. He knew that things with Ana were going to be all right. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 296 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: War damages persist for generations in bodies and land beyond official victory — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 585; Stale political habits persist after catastrophe like post-apocalyptic rituals; The end of a war experience produces emptiness rather than resolution or relief — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 509 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Reunion after deployment can feel like no time has passed #complicates (0.72) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 296