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Just imagine you're falling from 5,000 feet in the sky, going at 200 kilometres an hour.

Instead of panic, dread and nausea, you feel free, at peace, a strong sense of pleasure as your body hurdles towards the ground.

You're in the moment for sure. As crazy as everything, the noise, the speed you're going, everything. It's just peace. It's just quiet.

I'm Sana Khadar, and today on All in the Mind,

we peek inside the brain of a high sensation seeker

and find out why some people derive so much enjoyment

from the same experiences others find terrifying.

Whether it's men or women who are in this high sensation-seeking experiences, the one

thing I always ask them about is whether or not they have a death wish.

And they all seem to answer it in the same way.

And they say, well, no, I don't have a death wish.

I have a life wish.

But what happens when people can't satiate their thrill-seeking urges?

And when does the pursuit of a thrill push the limits?

It's like war. You go to war, you know, the bro next year could be getting shot or dying.

It's like you go base jumping. It could be your last jump.

Today's story is from reporter Elsa Silverstein.

Yeah. Today's story is from reporter Elsa Silverstein. Light Cabra at 15,000 feet, three minute, one minute, open the door.

A large piece of nylon fabric separates a skydiver from falling to their death.

But before the parachute can be released, there is the free fall.

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