I used(and still do, a little bit) to belive that if you closed your eyes that tons and tons of faries ,like Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, would surround you and you could feel there little wings brush and tingle your arms untill you opened your eyes and they dissapear.
A childhood belief about fairies

others believed things like this
- I was always afraid of dracula so i would put tons of blankets over my neck— Lissa
- 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