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Article created by: Justinas Keturka
What do you do when you have a gut feeling, pandas? Do you brush it off and hope for the best? Or immediately follow the inexplicable sensation telling you not to do something?It can sometimes be difficult to determine what’s a gut instinct versus what’s simply nerves (or even bad leftovers). But it’s best not to ignore what your body tries to tell you. You just might end up saying “I knew it” later down the line.
Redditors have been recalling times when their instincts were spot on, so we’ve gathered some of their best stories below. From having a feeling that a partner is cheating or that it wouldn’t be wise to hitch a ride with that seemingly friendly stranger, enjoy reading all about these times when people’s intuition was on their side. And keep reading to find a conversation with writer Susanna Newsonen!
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#1
That he was the one after a disastrous first date.
He picked me up and we went to a local walking park. After returning to his car it wouldn't start. We both had to walk home and just as I said well at least it's not raining the heavens opened, I was soaked through by the time I got home
I got back home not expecting to hear from him again but he rang me when he got home and started the conversation with "I bet you've never been that wet on a first date before" we both laughed it off and been stuck with eachother since.
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#2
I confronted my bf that he was cheating on me. He repeatedly said “I haven’t been with another woman since I met you.” I know, I said. I continued with the allegation. He kept insisting “no other woman since I met you.” Over and over until.
It clicked.
He stopped talking. I saw it in his eyes. He knew I knew.
We were talking about men, not women.
#3
Suffered from chronic lower back pain for years. Went to the doctor who flippantly told me to fix my posture.
Went to a chiro who told me to come in weekly for "adjustment."
Gave up for a while.
Went to another doctor who took an x-ray and told me there wasn't anything wrong with me.
One day I went to the doctor for a hernia who had me take an MRI. Was told the MRI would be like 20 minutes, ended up being 45.
Doctor sits me down and says, "Yeah, that's a hernia all right ... but did you know that you have degenerative disc disease? The discs in your lower spine are some of the worst I've ever seen."
Blew my mind that it took like 15 years of chronic lower back pain to get diagnosed for something that went on a doctor's wall of fame.
#4
I'm a supply chain professional. In the very early days of covid's impact here in the US, myself and many people like me saw what was happening in China and other places and knew, for certain, that there was a massive supply chain shock and crazy inflation coming.
It was extremely obvious and predictable, months before it hit full force. I kept waiting and waiting for someone in the government to talk and do something about it, but no one did. Then it happened.
Then, I heard countless outlets from the wall street journal to Bloomberg to John oliver talking about it and pointing out these factors and causes, that me and hundreds of people like me, were fluently aware of and saw coming clear as day, months ago.
That was when I really lost faith in the system, and I didn't have that much to begin with.
#5
When I woke up and read the news regarding the Brussels airport bombing in 2016, I just knew my father had to have almost got caught up in it.
My father has been awful close to being a victim of several terrorist attacks (was supposed to be at the WTC on 9/11, was in London during the subway bombings, was sitting 2 blocks away during the truck rampage in Stockholm). So when I read the news, I called him. Turns out he was on an inbound flight about to land, and they got redirected to amsterdam.
And before anyone asks - yes, I'm sure he's not secretly some terrorist mastermind!
#6
Told my parents for years as a kid I didn’t like my grandmother and felt something very off about her… found out when we were older she did some pretty horrible things to my sister… My mom still talks about how intuitive I was as a kid and she wishes she listened to my gut back then. Smh.
#7
Suspected my wife was cheating for months, then I found the plan B pill instructions on our car, I've had a vasectomy for more than 7 years.
#8
Big town hockey coach on local tv always gave me the creeps for some reason. Then years later he was charged with molesting players.
#9
Ellen Degeneres. I’ve always kinda been wary of her. She’s just always rubbed me the wrong way. I was a hater of her for a while. Turns out I was right.
#10
These two boys from my middle school wanted to drive me around town and take me to some places. I had a weird feeling about it, so I declined. They were pushy, but I eventually blocked. A week later, a girl was sexually abused badly by the same boys.
#11
During the pandemic, I was diagnosed on a video call with Multiple Sclerosis. It's a tricky diagnosis to get in many cases, since it's a complex temporally and spacially oriented diagnosis. The day I finally had the badge of Dx that opened the door for aggressive treatments was truly a good day. While other doctors told me "nah, it's not MS", i was integrating risk and accumulating brain and spinal damage. And I knew it. Turning that corner brought tears of relief, if Im being honest. Followed quickly by those of dismay, naturally. .
#12
As a kid i told my brother that pressing the button harder made the planes in ace combat 5 accelerate more, he didnt believe me, years later i found out the ps2 had pressure sensitive buttons and i was right.
#13
She told me she broke off all contact with the other guy so that we could focus on us and our relationship. She went to the kitchen to get some wine while watched the netflix Lemony Snicket and forgot her phone the couch. It lit up with a message from the other guy, with the text preview saying "i love you so much baby we'll get through this". I already knew, but it was nice to get the evidence that I knew.
#14
When Susan Smith, of South Carolina, claimed a black man had stolen her car with her two sons in the back seat, I could TELL she was lying.
#15
When I was a kid I was watching the news with my parents and they were interviewing the lady who killed her kids by drowning them in a car (horrible story in the 90’s) and I blurted out “she did it.” My parents go super mad at me and said I shouldn’t say things like that, blah, blah, blah. Sure enough. She did it. I could just tell somehow. My family still talks about it. They think I have some gift. I was just sad someone could do that to their kids. Edit for spelling.
#16
June 1994, San Francisco, Candlestick Park for the Giants game. Walking with a couple of buddies in the concession areas waiting for the game to start. Instead of the PA system, announcing the pregame festivities, announcements, etc., The news broadcast of the white bronco making a run for the border was playing. When the O.J. Simpson story first broke days before, we couldn't believe that the Juice could have had anything to do with it. My friend looked at us as we stood there listening to the police chase of the Bronco and said, "You know, that's not what innocent people do.".
#17
When I was in highschool I thought my stepmother was cheating on my dad. Me and a friend rode out bikes up to the mall and as soon as we walked in I saw her and some guy sitting across from each other right in front of the food court. My stepmother was so shocked seeing me her eyes got as big as pie plates. As they were walking away he put his arm around her and they were whispering something to each other.
#18
Scott Peterson. The day he spoke about his wife with all her family supporting him, I told my husband, "He killed her".
#19
Cycling home from work with a friend, the route took us from a downhill stretch on a main road and then through a smaller side street busy with shops, cafes and nose to curb parking. As we swung off the main road my spidey senses went off and I hit the brakes even though the path was clear, my friend continued at speed until a black BMW turned right in front of him. I barely managed to stop and would have crashed too if I hadn't braked earlier. Friend was a little bruised, bike was ok, new BMW had big scratches right across the front of it.
#20
I suspected that an allegedly close friend of mine was the one spreading lies about me behind my back. She was the kind of girl who would always say I was her best friend, I was her sister, etc. but would rarely contact me unless she needed something. Found out people knew things about me I'd only told one or two others in confidence, so I made up something about myself and told it to only her. Rest of our friends learnt it and confronted me about it and I had my "I knew it" moment. Never spoke to her again. Edit: the "thing" I made up - a different girl in our friend group had cheated on her boyfriend with another guy in the friend group whom I'd been texting with but it never went anywhere serious as I found him a bit sus (he told me he was in love with me 4 days into texting). I told the snake friend that we were dating and told her not to tell anyone because I wasn't ready for people to know. Around the time the other girl's boyfriend found out about her and the guy, my snake friend told everyone about me and the guy implying that I'd also been cheated on. Not only that but she heavily implied that I deserved it because...she had a crush on that guy EVEN THOUGH she had a boyfriend. This all sounds like high school drama but sadly it happened mostly in our early 20s. I'm not friends with any of those people anymore.
#21
The day I confirmed my ex had secretly turned into an alcoholic was pretty rough. Long story short, she showed up to my house stumbling and then it clicked…all those times I thought it was alcohol in her breath it was—I had just been gas lit to believe other wise.
#23
When i was 8 i looked at my mom and asked her if she was pregnant, she said no, and i asked if she was sure and she doubled down. i then said, “well you should probably start going to the gym you’re getting kinda fat.”
About a week later she announced in front of the whole family that she was in fact pregnant. she just didn’t wanna tell me before everyone else lol.
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