Originally Posted by
thepotato232
I've yet to encounter a problem for which I've felt the need to seek psychiatric care, but I've known plenty of pilots who have. I haven't known any who had as visible a breakdown as the JetBlue Captain, but several who had them in private. And more than one who did not survive them.
That's a shame, truly.
Originally Posted by
thepotato232
As I said earlier:
Take a job that has unique stressors to begin with, add paycuts, layoffs, and all the other on-the-job hostilities airline crews deal with nowadays - and also have legal policies in place that actively discourage seeking help when it's needed? It really is a wonder this sort of thing doesn't happen more often.
Definitely agreed. Sprinkle a little bit of trouble-at-home-type stress on top of those named and you've got yourself a cocktail for an emotional breakdown just waiting to happen.