When I was little I thought that people could read my mind. to test this idea. I would think bad thoughts of them and see if they were angry.
I also believed that if I cleared my mind, that any thought wandering into my head was someone elses, and I would then ask everyone around me what they were thinking.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- When I was little I would always say in my mind, "I know you can read my mind", just in caseAnon
- I used to believe...If you ate sunflower seeds you could read somebody's mind...LOLAnon
- For the longest time I was sure my cat could read my mind.Anon
- "Going to the jazz club in my mind"? Not me! "Going to Nebraska in my mind..."— Felix
- I BELIEVED THE TEACHERS COULD READ MY THOUGHTSAnon
- I didn't mind eating lambs brains when I was a kid because I thought it would make me smart.Anon