Lots of kids are scared of the dark because they think there are monsters, boogeymen, etc. hiding there. Well, I thought darkness was an actual physical thing, and I was afraid it might fall on me and hurt me. So, I had to have some light on when I go to sleep. Even now, as an adult, I can't sleep in total darkness...
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- If you stare into a mirror in almost complete darkness, the devil will appear instead of your reflection.Anon
- I used to think the Black Country region in the UK was called that because everyone lived in darkness there.— K
- i used to believe if i went to sleep monsters would get my family, so i thought i stayed up all the time— Luc Lemmel
- I thought if you trip and fall down you fall at the speed of light!— Dietrich Corby
- I used to believe that monsters couldnt find me or hurt me if my whole body where under my blanket— Scared shitless
- when I was about 7 I thought that aliens hid under my bed. I wouldn'd sleep in my bed for a whole year!— *Rachel*