people who did not understand or worse , believe that sedative withdrawal could cause such devastation were quick to abandon ship.she had been fortunate.she had worked with other counselors and had an understanding companion.but she had read so many stories from those who had not been as fortunate.some of the victims were even in the throes of divorce because the illness had forced them to need more than an unsuspecting spouse was willing give.she could not imagine her own current experience combined with the ridicule and abandonment of the outside world.brian was carrying that burden .