Prophetic Biography (Seerah)

Is there an authentic narration that the Prophet (ﷺ) contemplated suicide early in prophethood?

There is a narration in Sahih Bukhari (Hadith 6581, Book of Dream Interpretation) that appears to describe the Prophet (ﷺ) going to mountaintops and contemplating jumping during the period when revelation paused. However, the vast majority of hadith scholars have determined this portion is NOT from Aisha — it is from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (died 127H), who says 'it has been narrated to me' (a broken chain with two generations missing). It is therefore not authentic. A small minority of early scholars (e.g., Abu Bakr al-Ismaili) accepted it as a natural human fear at an early stage of prophethood. The preacher who quoted this was not lying or disrespecting the Prophet (ﷺ) — the narration does exist in Bukhari's book — but he likely did not know the hadith science behind it.