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I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE: S'POREAN SPENDS 10 YEARS ALONE IN ROOM, DUE TO FEAR OF SOCIAL INTERACTION1 of 2PreviousNext
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Mr Benjamin Toh,
one of Singapore's hikikomori, has spent 10 years behind this door, living in self-imposed isolation.ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA Mr Benjamin Toh, one of Singapore's hikikomori, has spent 10 years behind this door, living in self-imposed isolation. ST PHOTO:CHERYL TEH
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For the past 10 years, Mr Benjamin Toh's room - a spartan, dark space with electronic equipment strewn across a grimy marble floor - has been his whole world. In this self-imposed prison, there are days when he does not sleep, staying up all night to play video games such as Grand Theft Auto and League Of Legends. Some days, he sleeps for more than 20 hours or goeswithout food.
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