I was convinced for several years that my mom could read my mind. The notion terrified me, especially during Church. I neared hysterics a few times when I couldn't rid my mind of a thought that I thought particularly displeasing, and in every silence I read disgust and condemnation. Bad times.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- When I was little I would always say in my mind, "I know you can read my mind", just in caseAnon
- I used to believe...If you ate sunflower seeds you could read somebody's mind...LOLAnon
- For the longest time I was sure my cat could read my mind.Anon
- "Going to the jazz club in my mind"? Not me! "Going to Nebraska in my mind..."— Felix
- I thought vegetarians couldn't read Chicken Soup for the Soul. — Aretia
- I used to think that "One, two, three times a lady"
was: "one, two, three times related"Anon