I used to believe that when I went to bed, if I kept my eyes closed and pretended I was asleep, mini versions of the X-Men characters would fly into my room and examine me to make sure I was really asleep. I thought if I opened my eyes while they were in my room they would kill me.
A childhood belief about sleeping
others believed things like this
- 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 believe that if I opened my eyes too much, they could pop outAnon
- I used to believe that when I closed my eyes, nobody could see me. — Jens
- I used to think if i closed my eyes noone could see meAnon
- I used to believe that if you opened your eyes when you prayed, you would see God and then die.— Charlie
- My sister used to think that nobody could see her if she closed her eyes.— Dave