when i was young i would strategically hover above the toilet seat while using the loo (so as not to get sucked down by the 'toilet monster') also when i flushed the loo i would leg-it out of the bathroom when flushing the loo so as not to get sucked into the toilet and would wait until the gurgling stopped before i washed my hands
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- I used to think if I left the toilet seat open my cat would get flushed down the toilet.— G
- i used to belive that when you flush a toilet on an aeroplane you get sucked down— milly
- I used to believe that monsters lived in my toilet and they ate my poop and urine when i flushed the toilet.Anon
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- I used to think if you didnt get up before flushing the toilet would eat you...Anon