I was TERRIFIED of public toilets. But there is a reason. When I was very young, I had a terrible dream that I went to use a restroom in a Chinese restaurant, and there was a giant toilet that flushed and swallowed me up. Then when I told my parents, my dad thought it was funny and confirmed that toilets will swallow me. I wasn't afraid of the toilets at home, because I knew they had never swallowed anyone, but public restrooms terrified me because they flush so loudly and with great force. I would hold it often until I wet myself. But somehow, I thought the toilet wouldn't swallow me if I was with someone. So in elementary school, I was often escorted to the bathroom.
A childhood belief about fear of
others believed things like this
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- I used to believe that toilets would open and swallow you up because they got dirty!!— swallowing toilet
- I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- I believed alligators lived in toilets, and one apparently got hold of my sister.Anon
- My Grand father told me that if i swallowed chewing gum i would stick to the toilet— Mr Jones
- i used to believe that little people lived in the toilets. and that they could eat anything and everything. — bob the pinecreek