I used to worry that I might die while sleeping because my heart and lung would stop cause I wasnt awake to make sure they would still beat and I would still breathe.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- I still believe that if I really concentrate, I can stop my heart from beating.— Patrick
- I used to believe that a 'soul' was an organ of the human body, such as a kidney or lung. — Grace
- that song that goes *bring me a higher love*
i thought it said *breathing in iron lung*— oi - The song called heart of glass mixed me up as a kid. I heard "Heart and ass". — oops
- i used to believe (when i was little) i could make the wind stop and start by saying, "stop" and "start"— Ali