When I was five or six, I first started becoming aware of the "floaties" in my eyes. I noticed I could see them better if I stared at a white background, like a wall or something, but they were really there all the time if I focused on them. I had no idea what they were, so it occurred to me that maybe I had some kind of super-powered vision and that they were actually atoms moving around in the air. I didn't want to tell anyone about it, because I thought if anyone knew I could see atoms, they'd want to take me to all these doctors and scientists so they could research me and find out how I did it.
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- I thought the white circles you see when looking at a bright window were what atoms of air look like.— H.
- I don't know why, but for some reason I thought that blinking your eyes powered your speech.Anon
- I used to believe that scientists were robots and they had some kind of chip in their brain.Anon
- I used to believe that if you stared into a cat's eyes, my eyes would turn that color too.— silvia
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy
- when i was little i asked what time midnight mass started.
i honestly had no idea.— what time??