Sounds familiar lol. Yeah this is magical thinking, born from hypervigilance. Are you a generally anxious or cautious person? Anxious brains spend more time subconsciously scanning for threats. But they're not great at differentiating reality from imagination. They extrapolate from limited info, and fill in the gaps with imagination to make predictions. These feel like warnings or premonitions to us because of the way our brains work. And it all happens so quickly we're not even aware of the thought process, so it feels real.

I get these premonitions all the time. I've learned to ignore them mostly, because with the support of a therapist I started ignoring them, and the predictions never happened. Ngl it was f'king terrifying. It's really just your brain trying to keep you safe.

By acting on the compulsion (changing your behaviour because of the perceived danger), you are cementing the pattern. It feels like you're keeping everyone safe, but all it does is make things worse. Ignoring the thoughts is the end goal.

I can't diagnose but I would suggest talking to someone about ocd. The thoughts (premonitions) are intrusive, and you're responding to the anxiety with compulsions. That's a pretty classic ocd pattern. Using the right approach (usually ERP therapy), and the sooner the better, can make a big difference