i was scared of flushing the toilet when i was young because i thought water would shoot out and that i'd drown in the water
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that if you flushed the toilet that it would explode and all the water would shoot out.— Michelle
- I thought that hydrogen was pure water (since I knew hydro- meant water) and H2O was impure some how— Hexetic
- I used to believe that if I flushed the toilet before I showered, I would take a shower in dirty toilet water.— Chris D
- When I was young I refused to drink well water because I thought it came out of whales.— itodd
- I used to believe that if i splashed water on the wall during a bath, the water would turn into spiders— justin
- that bathroom tap water was recycled "potty" water from the toliet. — livingdeadgirl