This started when I was about 11. I had these heartthrob posters on my wall. (My favorite was Shaun Cassidy.) Well, I would not get undressed in front of them, because I thought he could see me. This lasted way into my teens.
A childhood belief about being watched
others believed things like this
- I believed that everytime I kissed my David Cassidy poster he'd feel it back home in Hollywood.— Marie M
- I thought that 1983 went on for 3 years - had to ask my sister who decided how long a year lasted.— Sally
- I used to believe that eg 1+1=11 and 2+2=22.
Luckily that only lasted until age 2 1/2.— Madi - I used to think all wars lasted only 4 years, like college or something. Anon
- When I was a kid, I thought the musical Mamma Mia did songs from the A*Teens (the teenage version of Abba)Anon
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy