When I was about seven, I believed that a ghost would come and steal me in the night. I spent a couples of years only being able to sleep if I was gripping the edge of the mattress.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- If I pretend to sleep the ghost won't eat me
Anon - I was convinced my cat was going to steal my money at night. Anon
- I loved watching the cartoon Casper the Friendly Ghost and wondered why the Holy Ghost never got his own show.— Robert
- I thought the Holy Ghost was the ghost of the Virgin Mary.— Texas granny
- I Use to that all couples got married twice to renew the marriage
— Lucas Jr fique Marti d - I used to believe that there was an off switch to the ocean so that it could go to sleep at night.Anon