L’appel du vide, literally “the call of the void”, is a French phrase
used to refer to intrusive thoughts or the urge to engage in
self-destructive behavior during everyday life.[1]
Most commonly reported examples include thinking
about swerving into oncoming traffic while driving,
or feeling the urge to jump off a cliff’s edge while
overlooking one.
You know those video games where you see a flashforward of a character dying and then have to prevent that scenario from happening? It feels like that. Your brain doing risk analysis of potential dangerous situations.