Confirmation bias. BS.
++ . Good answer, bigbob!
If you feel unreasoning dread that something bad is coming, keep it to yourself. Don’t spread panic, people.
OP: IMO it sounds like middle-aged burnout. There was a fire chief who never took time off and loved his job. Finally after reaching around 50 he took a week or so off, the most vacation he had taken. When he was supposed to go back to work suddenly he started having panic attacks and had to retire. Diagnosed with PTSD.
People, if you have truly unexplained fear and dread, it is probably coming from inside YOU. So keep your mouth shut and don’t poison the team with it.
If you have ever raised and herded sheep you will have seen how if one gets spooked, by a bush or stick say, all the rest act crazy about the same place, running and jumping away from it if you try to drive them by. The Greeks taught their kids there was god of shepherds and flocks, who could cause unreasoning fear. His name was Pan, and panic is named for the unreasoning fear he inflicts, on sheep and men, perhaps to amuse himself. Probably some sociopaths do it too.