When I was a child I was convinced that there were very large and angry monsters under my bed but they could only come out if the lights were off and they could only get me if my feet were touching the ground. I was fine all day until it came time for bed, where I would have to turn off the lights and walk across the room to the bed. I was sure the monsters would get me during this brief time of darkness, so I devised all sorts of ways to get from the light switch to the bed without touching the floor. I normally just jumped to the bed but when my bed was moved farther away I would place an object in the middle, climb on that and then jump to the bed (it was usually a small step ladder). Sometimes I would climb on my dresser and nightstand to avoid touching the floor. To this day I still don't like crossing a dark room so I turn on a light next to the bed, turn off the main lights and then get into bed and shut off the light within reach.
A childhood belief about under my bed
others believed things like this
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- I used to believe that God controlled the traffic lights. He would decide when it was everybody's turn to go.— Amanda
- I would turn the lights off and then leg it up the stairs thinking a monster would be chasing me.Anon
- My mum told me that if you picked your nose and flicked it on the floor then it would turn into a monster!— MadMack
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart