When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury, that person faces not only a very difficult medical recovery process but also a very uncertain future for many reasons.
When someone makes the mistake of getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after causing a crash, that person is forcing danger on anyone who may be on the road at that time. When someone who has been drinking causes a crash, that person can face a whole host of legal troubles.
When husbands or fathers face the possibility of a divorce, they often face this scenario with a bit of a defeatist attitude because they assume that they have no chance at emerging victorious.