I used to believe that if I laid on my back in my bed that the monster hiding underneath it couldn't grab me if I was watching. So I never slept on my side.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that cows laid beef, like the way chickens laid eggsAnon
- I really believed, underneath her hair, my mom had an eye in the back of her head.— Jessica
- I used to believe that if you slept with the covers covering your neck, vampires couldn't bite you. — Moot
- I used to believe that if I closed one eye, the people on that side couldn't see me.— KM
- I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.— Molly
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la