From quite an early age I was told by my Grandmother and Mother that the Devil lived behind any mirror and that if I looked at myself he would come out and get me. I think it was an attempt to stop me from becoming vain. It worked! To this day I still hate looking at my reflection and avoid it if I can - and I will be 61 in May!
A childhood belief about appearance
others believed things like this
- If you stare into a mirror in almost complete darkness, the devil will appear instead of your reflection.Anon
- I believed that if I looked too long in the mirror admiring myself the Devil would appear.— Paul Elletson
- Grandmother told me if I whistled in the bathroom the devil would come get me because I was whistling for him.— Peanut @ Lake Tawakoni Tx
- I used to believe that when you cracked a mirror your reflection would come and take over your body!— XxXAbbeyXxX
- I used to believe that my reflection in the mirror was my evil twin that always had bad hair. XDAnon
- I used to belive that employees who worked at 24/7 shops lived there and never slept!(they worked 24/7)— tilly Waukesha WI