It can be particularly devastating to "wake - up"",, so to speak.
Here's where the "sunk cost"" fallacy kicks-in. Especially after not having children,,forgoing marriages/relationships,,,education or loss of friends or family from a deadly blood policy.
That's when waking-up can be dangerous.
People have to want to ""wake"" on their own. After sacrificing life/education for a "false prophet"