When I was little I was so afraid of storms. I remember everytime it would start thundering I would run to my room and grab my special blankie and suck my thumb. When I turned about ten my mom told me that if kids my age were afraid of storms then that meant that they were more likely to get struck by lightening. This scared me so much that I permanently carried around my blanket as I thought that when I had it I wasnt afraid anymore. Well, lets say that my fear of storms wasn't just a small fear it was deeprooted as Id been in a terrible tornado when young.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning
others believed things like this
- I used to believe as a child that t-storms (aka thunderstorms) where actually tea bags falling from the sky.— Samantha
- I used to believe a tornado was a omato flying around and wondered why people were afraid of them.Anon
- When I was 5 I was terrible scared of vacuum cleaners, because I thought it can suck me.— ahhhhhhhhh
- for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon
- I thought the lyrics to "Don't fear the reaper" were "Don't fear the reefer"— who new?
- I used to believe that when lightening struck at night, it was turning the world into day for a few seconds. — Kristine