I might sound like a dick here, but I'm just trying to be matter-of-fact about it. If you have depression, anxiety, or panic disorder, you probably shouldn't c

I might sound like a dick here, but I'm just trying to be matter-of-fact about it. If you have depression, anxiety, or panic disorder, you probably shouldn't consider an analyst program to be a viable career option, just as being a pro basketball player isn't viable for 99+ percent of people. Sorry, but it's just not going to work; those typically manageable conditions become crippling disabilities in the crucible of a 100-hour work week. You should probably find another way; if you're smart, you can do something more interesting than analyst dreck, get an MBA, and move in as an associate-- or, perhaps even better, stick with technology and move in as a quant and have a ~10-hour day. This person had epilepsy, which is potentially fatal. He never should have taken on an analyst gig. I'm not saying this isn't horrible and wrong-- obviously, it is-- but I wish in general that young people were more aware of the reality of health risks. It's one thing to go into a job like that knowing what the risks are, but a lot of people have no clue.