So strap in, all those of an Arsenal persuasion.
Start hoarding wood to touch. No walking under ladders. Duck for cover if you see a lonely magpie.
From talk of a quadruple to a situation that needs every bit of luck and help it can get, all in the space of two matches.
Max Dowman's goal against Everton was the most recent kick Arsenal have had in the Premier League. The 16-year-old's breakout moment wrapped up all three points for the Gunners that day but it felt like more than that.
There was a sense of destiny, that this was meant to be for Arsenal this season, particularly when Manchester City drew to West Ham a couple of hours later.
Arsenal have not touched a ball in the league since. Their advantage at the top is still nine points, and yet the mood has flipped and they are now fighting to stop the unthinkable from happening.
Man City's win over the Gunners at Wembley appears to have spurred them into life. They will back themselves to beat Arsenal at the Etihad this month. Do that, and win their game in hand, and the gap is just three points.
The Carabao Cup and FA Cup have gone for Arsenal, both in tame fashion. Win the Premier League title and that can be forgiven. Fail to do so and the criticism will be brutal. And deserved.
Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Southampton made it very clear that if Arsenal are to get the job done the league, it will not be their fringe players that do it for them.
Instead, the exhausted big names are going to have to drag the club over the line. The Gunners must find a way to keep Declan Rice, in particular, available. The midfield was not fit for purpose in his absence.
As he was during his cameo against Everton last month, Dowman was the best player on the pitch for Arsenal at St Mary's.
That was further evidence of the teenager's remarkable talent, but also of the failings of those around him to step up to the 16-year-old's level.
It is often said that the trust the Arsenal players have in Dowman is proof of his ability. On this performance, it's less clear whether he trusts them.
In the first half, his relationship with Martin Odegaard had positive signs. After 30 minutes, Odegaard had the most touches on the pitch with 40. Dowman's tally of 31 put him second.
However, in the second half, Dowman had the air of a player who felt he had to do it all by himself. He did not seem to be wrong in that assement, either. In the No10 role he picked up the ball and kept running at the defenders, who resorted to hacking him down.
Dowman might only be 16, but the teenager is offering more both on the right and in the middle than any of his team-mates right now.
Aside from Dowman, positives were few and far between. Arsenal's defensive structure resembled a six-a-side match between friends.
Players flooded forward in attack, desperate to get on the ball. When it was lost, the officials ran back with more purpose. Southampton broke at will as Arteta manically, and unsuccessfully, waved at the red shirts to get into their shape.
Christian Norgaard's task, an almost cruel one, was to play in midfield on his own. He does not have the athleticism to do that. The fact Arteta has given Norgaard 56 minutes in the Premier League suggests he knows that.
Myles Lewis-Skelly had a positive international break with the England U21s but there was little confidence carried into this match. He was exposed far too often with his positioning and even on the ball he was sloppy.
Both failed their audition for more minutes in the run-in, as did Gabriel Jesus to an even more significant degree.
The Brazilian offered nothing up front. His injury problems appear to have taken away his physicality and there was no presence in attack, in stark contrast to Viktor Gyokeres coming on and scoring within seven minutes.
Jesus has spoken of his desire to sign a new contract at Arsenal, with his current deal expiring in 2027. He is one of the club's best-paid players - on this evidence will do well to see the final 12 months of that contract.
There is every chance he has now played his final football this season. The same must surely be true for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
This was not as calamitous display as the Carabao Cup final but it was still poor. More than once he rushed shanked clearances straight out of play.
In the first half, when Leo Scienza ran clean through on goal, Kepa just sat down and had to be bailed out by Cristhian Mosquera.
Even when Arsenal have been at full strength, performances have often been unconvincing. That has been a theme for months. The players have, though, had the strength of character and the grit to grind out results.
The rotated cast were unable to do that on Saturday, even against Championship opposition. Arsenal had a decent 20-minute spell in the first half but aside from that deserved to be beaten.
Arteta has been reluctant to use those fringe players for most of the season and that stance is only likely to have been hardened.
For all Arteta claimed the "most beautiful" part of the season is still to come, he knows the "noise", as he often calls it, is reaching deafening levels.
He also knows failing to win the title this season would be a damning indictment of his leadership and the wider project at Arsenal. Expect his circle of trust to now become even smaller.
