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Overwhelmed, hopeless, exhausted - these are some things young people feel when they are thinking of ending their lives.

Overwhelmed, hopeless, exhausted - these are some things young people feel when they are thinking of ending their lives.

ST PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHNG

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Ryan (not his real name) was a cheerful and outgoing industrial design student who had just received an offer of employment from a firm he had interned at.

The second-year local undergraduate had just picked up weightlifting. He often brought laughter to his girlfriend, friends and his three brothers with his wicked sense of humour.

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