I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.
A childhood belief about sleeping

others believed things like this
- My cousin thought ribs at restaurants were people ribs.Anon
- I thought baby back ribs were from actual babiesAnon
- I used to believe that if I slept with my mouth open that spiders would crawl in there and live in my stomachAnon
- I used to believed that when I went to sleep my heart took a rest too, and didn't pump at all while I slept.— Lara
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- I thought a stomach ache was a stomach egg— Catherine