eli5 is there a scientific explanation or reason for intrusive thoughts or call of the void

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Why do we have these thoughts, like driving down the road and just feel like swearing or being High up and feel like jumping down

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I think the fact that “The call of the void” scares us is the point. Like other people said, we have the thoughts to consider what would happen if we did certain things, when we realize how bad the outcome would be, it scares us. Humans are really good at classifying or naming things so we eventually started calling rational thoughts about suicidal actions, “The call of the void.” A scary name for a scary thought.

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