I used to have this terrible fear that if I fell asleep, I would forget to breathe and die. I would sit there all night (or, as much of the night as I could), trying to stay awake so I didn't die.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- I, to this day, believe that when I can't sleep at night it means I'm awake in someone else's dreams... — Turner
- I used to believe that if I fell asleep lying on my front that my boobs wouldn't grow. And they didn't.— Booey
- My mother didn't want me outside at night so she told me i had to come in or else 'the night air would get me'— Dan
- I used to believe the rain drops that fell from my roof at night were shooting stars— Kay
- I believed that the pictures on my nighties came alive at night and played in my room while i was asleep!!Anon
- i used to think when i fell asleep spiders would capture me and eat me.— SPIDERMAN