I remember when I was little- every time I flushed the toilet I would run like mad into my room before a hand came from it and grabed me. Then, after I got over the and thing, I used to think the girl from the Exorcist would appear in the toilet bowl- So I was always afraid to keep the lid up!
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that monsters lived in my toilet and they ate my poop and urine when i flushed the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- When I first heard "The Exorcist," I thought that "The Exorcist" was something about exercising and work out.Anon
- I used to believe that toilet seats were for kids only and that adults sat directly on the bowl. — Evan Klyne
- for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon