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When I was about 10 I learned about sharks, and they terrified me. To this day I have trouble swimming in deep water (including fresh water - hey, you never know!).
But when I was little I thought all water was kept inside the world, in like a big resevoir, and I grew convinced that a shark could come up my toilet and bite my bum. I became very speedy in using the loo, and to this day I don't linger there. For some reason I wasnt' afraid of any other creature getting up the toilet pipes, only sharks.

Mia

When I was younger, I never flushed the toilet while sitting down. Because I thought that I'd be pulled into it. The "automatic" flushers really scared me! I had to keep my hand over the sensor while I stood, then I let them flush after.

Anon

When I was about 6 ot 7 I used to think that there was a snake behind the toilet and I would always do my business with my legs up...

Britt

I used to beleive their was a hideous man in the toilet, and every time i Flushed I ran to the first big person till the noise stopped. I also had a Rain man.

Lucy

I remember once when someone flushed the toilet and it overflowed. From then on, I had a fear of flushing toilets, so everyone would yell at me for not flushing the toilet and would make fun of me when I told them why. I flush the toilet now, but whenever someone forgets to, everyone blames me.....

Vanessa

Ever since I watched the movie "IT" (The evil clown movie) I was scared to death of using the toilet! I would go as fast as possible because for some reason I thought that the clown would drag me into the toilet! I still rugh my self when I'm in the bathroom! Same thing when I'm taking a shower, I'm terrified of being dragged into the drain!

Emily

i believed the tidy bowl man was real and if you did not keep the tiolet clean he would bite your naked bum one day.

Anon

When I was younger I used to believe that there was a vampire living in my stool and when I was sitting on it, I always had to hurry up, because it wanted to bite my butt. But the vampire wasn't alone - he had a servant, you know, an Igor-kinda of guy with hump and really nasty face, like one of those monsters that serve all the Draculas in animated films. He was really dumb and he always made his master mad, because he sad something stupid. The vampire always got busy with smacking him in the head, and I had time to escape. It was really funny to lisen to theit little confersations, like a comedy ^^. I guess I own Igor a big time - thanks to him I still have a butt!

Maja ^_^

I thought a hippopotamus lived in our downstairs toilet, and the sound when I flushed was its angry roar. If I couldn`t run all the way to the stairs before the flush was finished, the hippopotamus would catch up with me and eat me.

Daria

When i was little my mom would always tell me not ot flush the toilet when someone was in the shower, so i was afraid to flush the toilet because i thought that somewhere, someone was takin a shower. luckily for me (and the rest of the world) i got over my fear before i actually had left crap in the toilet.

MangosRULE!!

Monsters coming out of the toilet....
From the time I was 4 years old until I was about 15 years old I would dash for the door after flushing the toilet.

I was scarred for life after casually walking by the horror movie section and seeing the "Ghoulies" movie cover at a video store.

My trips to the batrhoom were NEVER the same. Talk about a stressful trip to the bathroom... and it's not like I could postpone going to the bathroom for a day or two.... noooo! I was the most regular kid around!

For a long time I never told anyone I was afraid, until one day my big sister asked " what's up with you and running out of the bathroom?" I reluctantly told her and to this day she remembers and laughs.

Now as a 27 year adult I can laugh at it, but still haven't watched the "Ghoulies" movie....

Anon

When i was about 6 or 7, my dad told me in Austrailia massive spiders lived under the toilet seat and would bite you when you sat down. I was afraid to go to the toilet for ages. Even though i don't live in Austrailia!! lol..

the freeky one

When I was around 6 years old watched the halloween special of this show. In the show a puppet jumps out of the toilet and lazers a guy to death... ever since then, I flushed the toilet 2-3 times just to make sure he didn't come back up.

Kyle

When i was little my Gawgy(grandma) would take me to the bathroom and she said one time to not stay in the bathroom long after you flushed because germs fly into the air( not your everyday granma) so a week or so later i was in the bathroom with her and i flushed the toilet and we couldnt open the door easily and i started screaming "Gawgy gawgy get me out of here they are going to get me!" and there were other ladies in there

you dont want to kno

i used to be scared to use the bathroom becuase i believed something lived in the toilet.

robert allen freeman the fourth

I used to think that when I flushed the toilet it would wake up the monster hiding behind the shower curtain. I had until the flush noise stops to wash my hands or the monster would get me.

Monika

When I was about 4, I became convinced that if I the toilet was closed and I opened it, I would see the face of my mother's youngest step-brother looking at me. I was terrified and would make my mom open it for me.
I barely knew him, but I suspect I must've had some weird dream that led to that fear. It took about 2 years to get over.

Phoebe

when i was about 5 i had this scary dream about a devil popping up from the toilet and pulling me into his dungeon. i didn't use the toilet for days, and would go to the bathroom in the tub or outside...i was so scared of the devil! my mum soon noticed, and told me it couldn't happen.

alea

When I was young I thought a clown was in the toilet so i was continued to look between my legs for it so I'd catch it before it bit my butt.

Clown

When I was around 8 or so, I remember hearing on the radio how someone's boa constrictor escaped into the sewer system and came up in someone's toilet. I am sure that I must've somehow heard part of that wrong, because the logistics seem impossible to me now, but for that whole year I still remember going to the toilet as fast as I could, flushing and slamming the lid down to make sure that if the snake appeared in our toilet, he wouldn't attack me. I still wonder about that and I still always put the lid down.

Tammy