ABSTRACT
About a year and a half after the phase of Mohamed's early treatment engagement, the psychotherapy came to an abrupt halt. The therapist continues to accommodate Mohamed, and this leads to a discussion about tea and coffee in Somalia, and then a comparison with food habits in Norway. In the Mogadishu camp, the security officer became annoyed and ordered members of a tribe that Mohamed likens to gypsies to kill the cats. Mohamed voices shame about the torture carried out by his own countrymen and tries to convince the old man that these actions were justified. Mohamed has to tell the story of destruction, and then continues with how he felt himself to have been invaded. Mohamed was absorbed by invasive memories of discomfort: pain, coldness, mental tiredness, needing sleep, weakness, the body objectified, and an aversion to pig fat in his diet—for a Muslim, a source of disgust. Mohamed is yearning for a rest and for household help.
