I trust my intuition.
Here's an example of why....
True Story:
1987...working at a bank in downtown Little Rock. Walking the few blocks each day after work to my car...I usually passed by a bus stop. This time, from a distance of two blocks, I sensed that one person among the crowd waiting for the bus - just. isn't. right. The feeling of tension grows. A sense of approaching danger. I shift my briefcase from my right-hand to my left-hand...timing my motions so that as I come abreast of the fellow, the motion of my arm will be on an upswing. As I pass, he leaps up from his seat and throws a wild kick toward my face. I continue the momentum of my arm - raising the briefcase to block his kick. Perfectly timed.
Here's the thing. In that instant - a flash of thought and intuition told me that if I turned...and acknowledged his presence...he would continue his attack...but if I cleared my mind and took one more step...removing any emotion/thought - his negative energy would evaporate.
And so I did. And that's how it ended.