March 28, 2015

Ex girlfriend describes Andreas Lubitz' strange behavior

Daily Mail, UK - Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz told an ex-lover he was planning an act so heinous his name would be remembered for ever, it was claimed today as police revealed evidence found at his home suggests he had a 'serious psychosomatic illness'.

The 26-year-old Germanwings stewardess, known only as Maria W, revealed to a German newspaper how Lubitz ominously told her last year: ‘One day I will do something that will change the whole system, and then all will know my name and remember it.’

German newspaper Welt said police found evidence at his flat which suggests he was suffering from 'severe burnout syndrome' - a serious psychosomatic illness.

'Severe burnout syndrome' is a state of emotional, mental and physical ?exhaustion and is often linked to those in jobs with high stress levels.

It's symptoms include alienation and negativity towards their work environment and colleagues and it is also known to cause suicidal tendencies and anger issues.

His former lover Maria, who claimed to have dated Lubitz for five months after the pair met while flying across Europe together, said he 'never really' spoke of illness but she was aware he was receiving psychiatric treatment.

She said they spent 'several nights' in hotels together and described him as a 'nice and open-minded' man.

However, she claimed there was a difference between his professional and his private ego, with him being 'soft' and needing love when the couple were alone but becoming 'someone else' when they talked about work.

She told Bild: 'We spoke a lot about work and then he became another person. He became agitated about the circumstances in which he had to work, too little money, anxiety about his contract and too much pressure.'

His personal problems and erratic behaviour became so severe that the flight attendant decided to call the relationship off after fearing his increasingly volatile temper.

'During conversations he'd suddenly throw a tantrum and scream at me,' she said. 'I was afraid. He even once locked me in the bathroom for a long time.'

Despite parting from Lubitz, Maria said previous conversations with him suddenly 'made sense' when she heard about the crash.

She said: ‘When I heard about the crash, there was just a tape playing in my head of what he said, “One day I will do something that will change the system and everyone will then know my name and remember me”.

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