"L'appel du vide" - The Call of the Void
"L'appel du vide" - The Call of the Void
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 inself-destructive behavior during everyday life.[1]
Most commonly reported examples include thinkingabout swerving into oncoming traffic while driving,or feeling the urge to jump off a cliff's edge whileoverlooking one.