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In a similar vein... while driving down the road, have you ever "considered" just pulling into the opposing lane? I'd never ever do that, but I've considered others driving into my lane, which leads me to consider myself doing that to their lane.

Lots of other similar "I'd never do that" situations I've definitely considered.

I admire your honesty though. 99% of people would lie.




The call of the void is a natural instinct evolved to help judge possibly (dis)advantageous choices.

As long as you label it as an "intrusive thought," and it isn't incredibly (daily) common, that is perfectly normal.


I always figured that the "call of the void" was to illustrate to us what a careless movement could lead to. So that we will shy away from the edge or constantly second guess our movements for danger while we remain.


"Uh-uh-uh - Turning the car into oncoming traffic ... is counter productive!" has been a Jim Carrey tag-line for decades: https://youtu.be/4YnslaUd4VY


L'appel du vide in one of its more commonly manifested forms.


At a family gathering we were all sharing we've considered this while driving. Not specifically veering into oncoming traffic but "what if" things like letting go of the wheel, intentionally driving into a ditch at high speed, etc.

One person in my family claims they've never had this thought ever, and it truly baffles me.




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