i used to think that if my eyes were still open when the light was turned off to go to sleep, i would be able to see monsters. i always tried to fall asleep facing a wall, just in case, and i still do to this day!
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- When I was little my friend told me that if you snease with your eyes open you eyes will fall out!Anon
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby
- When I was a child i used to believe that if i did not fall asleep an elf would come for me Anon
- I used to think that when my arm would fall asleep that it was raining inside my armAnon
- when i was a kid, i used to think that if i didn't fall asleep, morning wouldn't comeAnon
- Whwn I was about 6 I used to think that if a crow bit you you would fall asleep for 100 years!— Lisa