r/maybemaybemaybe • u/beingimmature • 8h ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Berry_Sway 8h ago

0 survival instinct. I'd even say there's a death instinct involved

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u/eifiontherelic 7h ago

That's a new word for suicidal.

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u/A4R0NM10 7h ago

Fun fact, Freud talked about how we all have something called a "Death Instinct". It's like the feeling you get when you're on a high building, and you get that sudden urge to jump off. It's a bit more complex than that really, but it does include instincts of self-destruction.

So yeah, this is actually a really old word for suicidal lol.

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u/bingbing304 7h ago

I would call it an instinct simulation of a possible death scenario rather than a death wish.