When i was little i used to think that when you slept you could accidentaly swallow your tongue...so every night i would pinch my tongue between my teeth until i just fell asleep.
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la
- I used to believe that my name meant tongue. strange? I think so — Bella
- I use to believe that if you told a story/lie you would get a bump on your tongue.Anon
- i always thought that people always died with their tongue hanging out— Ernesto Shredder
- I used to believe that you had to have your eyes closed and your tongue sticking out for you to be dead! — pinkgreencrazy
- I used to believe that if a dog stuck their tongue in your mouth, you would get worms no matter what.— ` [ A ] m a n d a .