article_snippet.sent: Academically driven from a young age, Nic Newling said that the time Nic Newling was eight years old, Nic Newling had planned Nic Newling whole life out in Nic Newling mind with the intention of becoming a vet. '
article_snippet.sent: I got into a high school with a scholarship; at that point I was really happy for the first six months, but I pushed Nic Newling too hard and put an unrealistic amount of pressure on Nic Newling and just crashed.
article_snippet.sent: What it looked like was not having any other interests, being snappy and grumpy and angry - which are all things that are not like Nic Newling at all,' Nic Newling told Daily Mail Australia.
article_snippet.sent: and I started thinking I was hearing things that weren't real,' Nic Newling said.
article_snippet.sent: A high achiever from a young age, Nic Newling (pictured left and right) 'crashed' after pushing himself too hard in the first year of high school .