I could not figure out how one could feel sorry for *themselves* (it just seems so circular) until one day it hit me that that's what I was doing. I think of that often now, whenever I'm feeling sorry for myself.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary
- I used to believe that being wasted meant feeling really tired. Anon
- I used to think that you could feel the world spinning.Anon
- I used to believe that my dog could speak English, but he just didn't feel like it.— Mariah
- I thought if I poked people on the tv in the eye, they would feel it and go 'ow'. — Helen W
- I believe animals are our best friends. When we are sad or we feel lonely, they are there to support us.— Rosa Saito