l’appel du vide

“the call of the void” the bizarre inclination some people have for doing something dangerous or deadly, no matter how foolish they know it is. when standing on a beach, l’appel du vide is the voice that tells you to swim away and never come back. when standing on a clifftop, l’appel du vide tells you to throw yourself off. the concept of l’appel du vide is related to the psychological notion of intrusive thoughts