When I was a kid I was always afraid of dying in a car accident. I noticed in movies and such that when people died, their eyes would close. So I thought that meant if I "died" with my eyes already closed, they would just open and I'd live. So whenever our car stopped short or slip on wet roads (etc.) I would clench my eyes shut thinking that would protect me. I didn't realize that was wrong until I saw a bad horror movie in which people died and their eyes actually stayed open.
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- I used to think that all people closed their eyes and stuck their tongue out when they died.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
- I used to believe that when people died their eyes would turn to XsAnon
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- I used to think that if I closed my eyes other people couldn't see me.Anon