i used to blue tack my bed room curtains to the window pane so that the ghostly witch that stood outside could not see me when i slept (i was convinced she was going to try to kill me in my sleep)!
A childhood belief about witches

others believed things like this
- i used to think if you stared long enough at the sun (until it looked blue) you could kill it— sean
- When i was younger, i used to believe that the hanger in my room became a witch every night.— Laura
- I knew lightning could come in through my bedroom window and kill me.
— Cyn - I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.— Molly
- I used to believed that when I went to sleep my heart took a rest too, and didn't pump at all while I slept.— Lara
- I used to believe that when I went to sleep, my Barbie dolls would make out and plot to kill me.— ClaireRat