I used to think that if I was visible in bed, vampires would find me and drain all my blood. Therefore, I learnt to sleep without moving, straight as a plank, completely covered except for a a tiny opening to let in air. In the morning I would then arrange the bed so it looked as similar as possible to how it looked with me in it.
A childhood belief about vampires
others believed things like this
- When I looked up in the sky and could see the clouds moving I used to think that it was the earth spinning.— JOhn
- I used to believe that the people who take your blood at the doctor's office were vampires. — Andy
- My mom said she had eyes in the back of her head. I looked and looked, but never found them.Anon
- when i was small, i thought if i don't sleep then morning wouldn't come..— lily
- i used to believe that when you went to sleep you died and then came back to life in the morning— soph
- When I was about 4 and I saw the clouds moving sideways, I thought that Earth was moving closer to the Sun— Helen