The Urge To Jump
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Have you ever stood near the edge of a cliff with only a short fence separating you from the chasm below? As you held on tightly to that fence, did you feel a sudden urge to throw yourself off the cliff? This feeling is known as the high place phenomenon, and many of us experience it multiple times throughout our lives. But why do we have these seemingly irrational impulses?
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@ZoeyPruett
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I saw the thumbnail, and my brain went, terrified on so many levels, “OAoAAAoAaOoAAoAAAoOaA!!!!”
@santhoshbs7028
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
experiencing this rn….it jus randomly occurs and cant stop thinking bout it so mm gonna avoid starring or standin near higher grounds…
@MyEmkill
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
My familty, I don't want them to suffer, if not for them
@mono90286
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
The real question is has anyone ever actually jumped because of it?
@senorlaverg6667
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I get the urge because I am anxious and a control freak and feel out of control in a “risky” area like on the edge of a cliff. If I can be at the bottom, I am no longer at risk for falling… it makes zero sense.
@samibina2409
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Amazing video
@spiraldive2
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
The urge to jump is not to fall, but to FLY 🤙🪂
@Waffles4903
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I can. Who said I should?
@_helloworld_7070
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I grabbed a knife without thinking about it a cutter when im saying in my head im tired when i had my hand on top of the cutter i was devastated i didn't even realise i was tearing up
@twisted1800
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
You're in a simulation and the being that controls you might have to start over so he hesitates in making u jump. Imagine
@brendakrieger7000
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Thanks
@theredknight9314
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
This video explains it perfectly.
@genshingacha
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Everytime I look down from the top of stairs, I always think ‘how badly would I hurt myself if I jump down there?’ Like, I want to find out but I also don’t
@HalcyonicKaiju
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
If that is really your white cat that you show in your video, I hope it’s not declawed, because its paws have the look of a cat that is declawed. I hope that if that cat is declawed, that you did not have it done.
@FemboyHasu
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Basically emo kid at school.
@boxfox2945
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Invisible strings of sentient energy.. Puppet pulling against its strings. Behold' the kingdom (entity) is within' you. It surrounds you, goes through you. All' the Pinocchios' are not such a real' person's, after all.. All 7+ billion of them.
@mat_mtb_
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
something i have yet to comprehend is how do you make such good videos, they are so calm and understable
@raidraven4189
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I am currently stuck here
@Psychx_
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Hold on – Freud also came up with explanations that don't involve genitals or other bodily openings?!
@redsol3629
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I was at the top of this building in Tokyo, an outdoor eating area. I looked over the barriers at the edge and thought they would have been easy to climb and jump to the streets below. Never felt a pull that strong before.
@illuminal
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
call of the void, i find it extremely interesting how our minds work regarding this beautiful phenomenon. I like doing activities like parkour and urban climbing, so one time I was hanging over 20 meter drop on concrete just with the trust in my hands. I wondered what if I opened my hand, because that is all it takes to change everything, you lose everything, it ends there. Heights and drops arent the only things that bring this phenomenon, like it says in the video, jumping in front of cars, opening car doors while driving, calling your teacher stupid for no reason ( just me?), splashing water on the blow dryer while drying my hair.. it all comes from the same mind mechanism. I have found this one easy explanation in an article, so I would like to share it. "Not jumping from cliffs or in front of a train is deeply embedded into you. It’s a threat to your survival so it’s something your body wants to avoid at all cost. So it presumably tries to suppress the very idea that this could happen. But if you’ve ever tried to suppress a thought, you know that it can easily backfire.
Basically, your attempt to avoid thinking about something can lead you to do the exact opposite and think about it. All it takes is a single thought that can cascade into a chain reaction leading to intrusive thoughts like the call of the void. It could also be your brain trying to send a signal to be careful and not do that thing."
@kaassouf
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
What if you don’t get scared after thinking about lets say, jumping in front of a car? I’m a teenager and I’ve had those thoughts since I was about 6 and I never became scared of death or anything like that. Even when everything in my life is great, I still want to jump. But I don’t.
@CursedEgg
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I've always wondered.
why humanity?
Truly. "Why, are, we?"
@kshitijbansod
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
This got so scary, some clips in this video are just horrifying. I'm about to get a heart attack💀
@kleinmorettifan
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I get this and also like to hold my phone out of a car window and see if ill let go
@mehditate
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I've had anxiety sensitivity for years that it even resulted in Pure-OCD. I ended up moving to a cabin by a lake in the nordic woods of Sweden from Miami. All i do is workout and hit the sauna by the lake and use it to fortify my mind and work on my discipline, distraction-free. I started to post on YouTube as well
@mevay3401
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
this guys voice is so calming
@kassiep
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Im a weird one but I get the urge when I get a coffee to throw it in the shop. Dont ask me why but I get a huge huge urge to just throw it!! Even in the car I'll get the urge to throw my coffee at the driver or just yeet it at the window. Wish I knew why but it gets so bad I actually drink my coffee fast cos I honestly don't know if I'll just want to "get it darn well over with" and just do it
@averagejoe2232
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
My theory is that it’s a feeling of power and control. We’ve never experienced anything before we began to exist. Consciously, we realize that the world existed long before us, but maybe we subconsciously believe that our experience and the universe itself are one and the same. Thus, when we get to a place where we could end it all with a shift of body weight, we feel as though we are in control of the entire universe.
@smithlie538
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Its like a monster that says hey you have the option just do it you have the the ability do it
@rusudan9631
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Reminds me of the video Aperture made about free will. Why do we have some of these thoughts, I mean I'm definitely worried when my brain seems to think by itself what if I jumped? Most do not want to do it and never will but why is the thought still present sometimes?
@blackalchemy222
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
My goodness brother your storytelling is amazing. The ending was immaculate
@blackalchemy222
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Lmao am i the only one having an intense experience binge watching these videos. It’s like all my questions and thoughts being so beautiful laid out. The articulation 🤌🏾
@santaclaus3077
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Thought I was the only one. Anytime I stay somewhere with a balcony I get anxiety about what if I jump off? It’s dumb but an intrusive thought for sure.
@sebastianfries274
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I’ve had the feeling before, and it feels similar to when I am putting sharp things like knives away while doing the dishes, do they have they have anything in common?
@floofygod
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
I'm not scared of getting hit by a bus, or jumping off a cliff.
I'm scared of surviving it.
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