Originally Posted by
sourdough44
I would take it in segments, don’t get to lost in years down the road. For starters, get current again, then start working towards a CFI. By all means keep the teaching job.
Good advice. It sounds like you already have a good plan with the CFI route. I would keep the teaching job and fly on the weekends/ summers. Being a part time CFI is a lot more enjoyable than being a full time one.
In my opinion, the mental health treatment is going to make it hard to ever get employed by a major airline, but as sourdough said, "don't get lost in years down the road."