I used to believe that every night a monster would come right outside my window to either kill me or take me to this dark scary world if i remained awake or if he could see my face. So i made sure that I was sleeping and if I couldnt get sleep I'd hide under the covers till I did not fall asleep!
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I, to this day, believe that when I can't sleep at night it means I'm awake in someone else's dreams... — Turner
- When I was little I believed that a night a monster will came and kill me.❤️🥺— @natalia_rd_
- The line 'The dark sacred night' in What A Wonderful World is actually 'The dogs say goodnight'...— rebecca
- I used to believe that if I farted in bed, a monster would pop out through the covers and tickle me.Anon
- I always had to sleep with my feet under the covers or else speed racer would drive over them.Anon
- I thought the boogey monster was a monster that ate boogers at night in front of youAnon