I used to belive that when we went to sleep we all died and as soon as we opened our eyes we would come back to life
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that when you went to sleep you died and then came back to life in the morning— soph
- I used to believe that if you died you could have 'an operation' to bring you back to life. — Mikey
- I used to believe that when you had a cousin twice-removed, they had died and came back to life twice.— Amanda
- I used to believe that if I opened my eyes too much, they could pop outAnon
- i used to belive that when the doctor opened his mouth and went aaaaaa i thought he was trying to eat me.— matt
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie