When I was little my brother used to pile pillows on top of my stomach and lay on them. Since I was clastrophobic, it felt like I couldn't breathe. For years I continued to think you could breathe out of your belly button and thats why I couldn'y breathe when he did that.
A childhood belief about belly buttons
others believed things like this
- You couldn't have your belly button covered for too long or it would be harder for you to breathe.— Jess
- i used to belive that children had to be taught how to breathe.— Dave
- when i was 4 i believed i could breathe under water, one day i decided to try it and woke up in the hospital!Anon
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- I used to believe that if I couldn't suck in my gut anymore, my belly would bulge out twice as much.— Secret
- I used to believe that i couldn't swallow bubble gum because it would stick to my stomach— Nathalia