In fact, it's so common, the French have a term for it: l'appel du vide. In English, this translates to "the call of the void." But even though many individuals — over half of people ...

This feeling has a name — the call of the void, or l'appel du vide in French, where the term was first coined. Some people feel it, some don't. Most people ignore it, but not everyone does.

The call of the void is a phenomenon involving an impulse to jump or let yourself fall from a high place. While unnerving, it’s relatively common and isn’t necessarily a cause for concern.