When I was little, I had a BIG fear of the dark and open spaces. I always thought that if I stayed there for too long a monster would pop out from a corner, I was always running everyywhere knowing that this turn could be my last......I still do this.....
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I had a fear of seeing a person in the corner of the mirror(most of the time a morlock)— Shane
- When I was little I thought that if I stayed a long time in the water I would become a mermaid.— Salma
- I thought if I left the door open too long, a dog would come from the cupboard in the washroom and eat me
Anon - I used to believe if you stayed in water too long your skin would get really wrinkled and stay that way.Anon
- I would turn the lights off and then leg it up the stairs thinking a monster would be chasing me.Anon
- I thought the lyrics to "Don't fear the reaper" were "Don't fear the reefer"— who new?