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- If you don't hold your breath as you pass a cemetery you will die or become possessed.
- People killed in films or on TV die in real life.
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i used to believe that if i said the name of a sick person than that person would aotumatically die right then and there
linzy
I used to believe that I killed my friend with words..We had a fight,and I told him I wished he would die.He got leukemia shortly after,and then died.I was sure I was to blame,and watched my words carefully.I still feel guilty though,now 35 years later...
Kris.
When I was a child I believed that if I went into a room and couldn't remember what I was doing there, one of my family members would die.
L.N.
i use to belive that if i didn't watch my grandma in her sleep that she would die which was not true but i belive it for along time anyways.
I had a brother die when I was 10 years old, he was 14, and we were very close. I told him when he was sick that I would miss him if something happend to him, and he didn't come home from the hospital. He told me he would be up in the clouds forever, and that if I looked real hard I would see him, and that I could talk to him. I believed this for many years, even though I knew it wasn't possible. You know I still find myself looking up, and smiling . It just makes me feel good. I still think he's up there looking down on me, and helping me get through some though things.
Niessi
When I was seven years old my grandma died. My father and my grandpa was with her when she died. When dad came home and told me garandma was dead, I got pissed off at him because he hadn't taken me to se her die, because I thought God would stretch his hand down and she would climb onto it and God would take her to heaven.......
Afterwards I used to dream that I spoke with her, and I thought it was for real.
Sheenaca
When I was 6 or 7 I had been to several funerals for very old people. I wasn't afraid of death because I believed you just crossed your arms and went to sleep. Everyone in the coffins had their arms crossed, so I figured that is how they died. Seemed very nice.
Sherry from NC
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As a kid I worried a lot. I used to think that my grandmother, who were 75, could die at any moment. And then when my mother walked in, and found her dead. I figured she would die from the shock. Then when my father would come and see them both dead and he would die too, and I would be all alone in the world! I hoped that the neighbours would let me stay with them.
Gudrun
when i was about 4-5 years old, one of my friends told me that if you put your arms in a cross and and pushed someone with your arms in that position, they would die. I was realy terrified
Anders Panners
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when i was a child, and people asked me where my grandparents lived, i used to just smile vaguely and point my finger to the sky, since the only thing i really knew was that i had to take a plane to get there (they lived up north). in norwegian, the expression for "the sky" and "heaven" is the same (himmelen), so every time i did the finger pointing, people used to say "poor thing" and pat me on the head with a sad look upon their faces.
junie :)
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I was 5 years old when my 96 year old great grandmother died. As my mom was trying to explain this to me, I remember asking her "If they scooped her bones off the floor." For some reason I thought that when you die, you are always in bed, and you instantly turn into a skeleton, and your bones fall to the floor! My mom had a tough time with that one!
JILL
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I had no concept of death, I used to believe that everyone lived to 100, at which point they instantly turned back into babies!
Jeanette, UK
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When I was very young, I could not believe why everyone didn't carry life insurance, which I believed kept you from dying.
I was told that if you touched a dead person they would reach out and grab you. It wasn't until I was a teenage that I realized it wasn't true, but I still don't want to test it.
Susan
I used to believe that 82 was the highest possible age for people, that if you hadn't already died, you would surely die when you were 82. This is because my great grandmother died at 82. I never concidered the fact that I had another great grandmother, still alive at 96.
I also believed that my grandfather died (at 59, when I was three) because he ate too much chopped liver.
Marita (Norway)
I used to believe that you lived forever unless you got sick or were killed. It was quite a shock when I realized that you died anyway. That's when I first heard about a soul, and was told that wouldn't die. But I didn't buy the soul thing until much, much later.
bill
When I was about 4 or 5 my great granmother died. I was sad because I didnt get to go to her memorial. I thought it was a party..
mona
I used to think dead people are dangerous.
J.G.
When i was a kid i believe that grandparents never died, until one day my grandad got heart problems and was hospitalised.
Was crying alot then
Madrugada
When I was a kid, I used to believe that when people died, they would stand up and walk to their own graves.
Mark (england)
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