Originally Posted by
autothrottle
Huge sympathy to the FO. Been here myself but with the right treatment they will recover and come out the other side. We don’t know the full facts but anxiety is a manifestation of depression, which anyone can suffer, and recover from. Most unlikely that being low houred had anything to do with it, could happen to someone with 10,000 hours if they are ill.
Very true, but the point is : should it be treated the same way if that happens to a middle aged seasoned aviator that has definitely very few options to change his careers path and a young barely qualified pilot (let alone those in flight schools) that can still turn his life upside down as many times as he likes ? Is it a good decision to be treated for anxiety disorders at the very beginning of a pilot career ? Is it better to leave a life out of the flight deck with no medications or in the flight deck on prescription pills and psychological support for several decades till retirement ?