The film arachnophobia had a lasting effect on me. Up until the age of about 12 I would check behind the toilet every time I went in case there was a big spider there waiting to bite my bum.
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- When I was 8 I thought a spider lived in the toilet and would bite me if I sat on it.— Mike
- When I was liitle, I used to believe that if a spider would bite me than I would become Spider-Man!!!— IronManxD
- I used to tape my mouth shut at night in case a spider would come along and make a web in my belly.Anon
- My mother used ot tell me that if I picked my nose the 'Nose Spider' would bite my finger off.— Melanie
- that there was a sharp toothed snail inside my nose, waiting to bite my finger off— diana
- I used to believe that if I sat on the toilet too long a snake would come up and bite me.— Cheesemonkey