How Common is Suicide in IB?

I know there have been a few cases like a GS TMT analyst, a Moelis associate, and a PJT intern. Is this relatively common and it gets swept under the rug? Tbh I'm a senior in college and pretty certain that the stress of the IB analyst gig will not end well for me.

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I think the suicide rate is higher in trading due to the high volatility in some positions. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I think it is more frequent in financial services generally, not just in IB. Purely from memory I believe it was worse a few years ago, better now?
https://www.ecnmy.org/engage/why-do-so-many-men-in-the-financial-sector…

Growing up in a culture where (teenage) suicide was very common, I found the overall situation improved after work life began for me.

 
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