deathwish
Longing for oblivion
A deathwish is a conscious or unconscious desire for one's own death, or behavior so reckless it suggests such a desire: Riding a motorcycle without a helmet? You have a deathwish.
Often used hyperbolically for any foolhardy risk-taking.
Also spelled as two words: death wish.
Reckless risk-taker
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
- dangerousApt to cause harm
hazardous · impulsive · rash · heedless · audacious · brazen · fearless · extreme
Inclined toward self-destruction
- nihilisticRejecting meaningful existence
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
- hopelessnessState without hope
despair · oblivion · annihilation · doom · surrender · resignation · martyrdom · kamikaze
Lasting psychological wound
- depressionProlonged low state
- ideationForming mental concepts
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- desperationUtter loss of hope
suffering · anguish · turmoil · intervention · therapy · helpline · survivor · recovery
daredevil
Reckless risk-taker
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
dangerous · hazardous · impulsive · rash · heedless · audacious · brazen · fearless · extreme · skydiving
suicidal
Inclined toward self-destruction
- nihilisticRejecting meaningful existence
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- fatalisticBelieving events are inevitable
hopelessness · despair · oblivion · annihilation · doom · surrender · resignation · martyrdom · kamikaze · self-sabotage
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- depressionProlonged low state
- ideationForming mental concepts
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
desperation · suffering · anguish · turmoil · intervention · therapy · helpline · survivor · recovery · counseling
deathwishsurvival instinct
Inborn drive to live
self-preservation · will to live · survival drive · fight-or-flight response · Eros
deathwishself-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
caution · risk aversion · self-protection · prudence · wariness
deathwishlove of life
Enthusiasm for existence
joie de vivre · zest for life · will to live · vitality · life force
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