i used to be scared to flush the toilet becaus i thought that a ghost or monster would come out of it. so every time i flushed i would run out of the bathroom.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- i used to be scared to use the bathroom becuase i believed something lived in the toilet.— robert allen freeman the fourth
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon
- I used to beleve when i was 4 that the flush on the toilet was to wake up toilet monsters.— Millie
- 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