When I was about 6 years old, I got the idea that something resided under my bed. I never knew exactly what I thought it was, some kinda monster/ghost/zombie thing . . .
Anyway, I used to sleep with my hands under the pillow and I got it in my head that by doing so, I was exposing my hands to whatever it was under my bed. I trained myself to sleep with my hands by my side.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- I used to belive that zombie hands would burst trough the floor and grab my ankles.Anon
- I thought chicken's feet were witch's hands — Edward
- When I was a kid I thought babies where made when people hold hands and kissed nude...— Ryan
- I thought that the song "Hands off she's mine" by The English Beat was actually saying "Anton, she's my aunt"— Nate
- I used to think that when it rained,it meant God was washing his hands Anon
- I believed you could dry your hands with hot water, until i got a chance to try it.— A A RENN