I used to believe that when you slept, you didn't breathe. I would pretend to be asleep and hold my breath as long as I could. I used to wish so hard that I could hold my breath as long as I could when I was asleep.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- when i was a little kid. i used to think that when u hold ur breath ur heart stops.. LOL :P — Annonymus
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess
- I used to belive that if you didn't hold onto hte toilet seat you would fall in.— silly
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon