If ever I touched one of my eyes, even through my eyelids, I used to then touch the other one, exerting exactly the same pressure, to "level them up"!! I had this weird notion that they were joined behind my face and used to lie awake worrying that if I pressed one eye too much, it would disappear into my head and the other would 'pop out' - no, I have no idea where this came from either.....!
A childhood belief about eyes
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I pushed down on my upper eyelids too much, my eyes would pop out.— I Still Don't Touch My Eyelids
- I used to believe that if you pressed on the inside corners of your eyes that your eyes would pop out.— Sabrina
- I used to believe that eyes where just like bubbles and if you where to touch them they would pop.— Adam
- I thought pink wafer biscuits would bite me if I touched them. Absolutely no idea why.Anon
- if I watched too much TV, I would get 'googly eyes' as mom promised, and my eyes would pop out of my head.— claire
- I used to think Billy Idols "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date" : - )— Shay