Several years ago I was absolutely put through the ringer by CASA after honestly answering a question on my (first ever) medical about having a history of depression. The episode itself was about five years prior to me going for the medical, and I had been healthy since then.
Given the heartache and stress they put me through may God help anyone who honestly answers that question...
In the words of my GP of twenty plus years (who was also my treating psychologist) - "This is insane. How can someone behind a desk in Canberra decide that you are mentally ill?"
In the words of my Psychiatrist, who had prescribed me medicine for the episode - "This is completely unwarranted and unneccessary."
In the words of my DAME, who was sympathetic - "Sometimes the truth gets you nowhere."
Yes, in the end, I got the medical, but the whole experience almost made me feel like a leper. It also cost over $1000 in specialist appointments just to prove that I was not about to fly a plane into the ground.