I used to think that you died after you had breathed a million times. This resulted in spells of light-headedness as I went to sleep each night, attemtping to maximise my time alive.
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- I thought everyone only had a set number of breaths before they died.
I breathed slowly for a long time.Anon - I used to think farts were air you had breathed in and out loads of times and was 'used'Anon
- I used to believe that if I pumped in my sleep and breathed it in I would turn into a rotting turnip!— Quako
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy
- I used to believe my barbies came alive at night, so I would always try to catch them in the act.Anon
- i used to believe that when you went to sleep you died and then came back to life in the morning— soph