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I watched Batman Returns when I was 4 and every time I went to the toilet I thought the Penguin would come up from the sewers and pull me down.

Sewer_Rat_Boy

I used to have to watch the toilet between my legs as I peed because I was sure a hand was going to reach up and pinch my butt

WiserAngel

When I was little, I had an irrational fear of flushing the toilet. At school I always would pretend that I 'forgot' to flush, and made excuses like that. This turned out not to be a problem, because another little girl in my class was obsessed with flushing the toilet, and would gladly do it for me anytime!

Anon

I used to believe when you flushed the toilet it opened up and ghosts could come through and grab you. I got it from a rhyme that went something like 'they flushed the chain and out came the ghost train' and I used to always flush the chain quickly and run out of the room as quickly as I could.

Anon

I used to believe that when I flushed the tolit, if I didn't leave the bathroom fast enough, a monster would op out from behind the tolit and kill me!

Sunny Daze the Pony

I used to believe that the black hole in the toilet would get mad if u didnt poop. So when i didnt id cry and think the toilet hole was out to get me. I still watch my back!!

Erin

when I was younger I believed my "you know what in the tub" would come to life and bite me in the bum.

Anon

When I first sat on the toilet, I thought that i felt myself slip and I thought i was going to fall into the toilet and drown so i grabbed the toilet seat. I always made sure to grab the toilet seat when i went to the bathroom. it became a habit so i still did it even after i didn't believe that anymore. i finally stopped in the fourth grade.

Anon

There is a stain from toilet cleaner on the seat of our toilet. When I saw it, I thought it was poisonous, so I was careful not to sit on it. I've done that subconciously since. 0_o

Kariia

Working the nursery at church is always fun, but awhile back we had one little girl who thought that Satan lived in a cabnet in the girls bathroom so everytime she needed to go potty we had to take her into the boys bathroom... good thing it was a small church!

D

When I was younger I used to think that when I flushed the toilet and when there would be a loud noise, a monster was coming and I had to rush out of the washroom before it came out of the toilet.

Jin

when i was just done getting potty trained my brother told me that if i sit on the toilet too long a "toilet alien" would come up and grab my butt. (i didnt go for 3 days)

Miranda

when i was 7 i used to belive that there was a big hairy spider down the toilet and if i sat on there for to long it would come and bite me

Anon

When i wuz little i believed that when u flushed the toilet, it let ghosts out, and for the longest time i used to either not flush, or flush and run away frantically. But finally i came to the conclusion that there had to be some way to keep the ghosts in. and u kno those fans u turn on in bathrooms that like filter the air or somn?
Well, i thot that if i turnd it on while i flushed the toilet, it wood suck all the ghosts up. stupid, i know.

and the sad thing is i still turn on the fan wen i walk into the bathroom. i guess it jus became a habit. lol

ghost flusher

I watched this X-Files episode in which this really scary white slimy worm-man crawled through the sewers and attacked people. I was ten at the time and for weeks afterwards wouldn't go to the bathroom unless my mom or dad stood by the door. To this day I get a little creeped out when I flush a toilet, especially if I'm alone or at a rest stop.

Lisa

When I was around 6, my Grandmother told us that snakes would come up from the toilet at her house. So, for years I would try to go as fast as I could and sometimes even try to look and make sure one did come up to get me! Still to this day when I am at her house, the thought will cross my mind and I don't know whether to laugh or "finish as fast as I can"!

Anon

I believed there was something in the toilet, but it could only come up when you flushed, so I came up with a strategy for not letting it out. After you finish going potty, you had to flush the toilet, slam the lid, hit the lights, close the door, and run down the hallway to the kitchen, all while holding your breath. There you could safely wash your hands with out the moster getting you.

Mary

When I was younger, I used to believe that the sound the toilet made while flushing was the roaring of a monster. The monster, actually, WAS the toilet! I was afraid that it would gobble up my bum if I remained for too long, so I'd quickly flush the toilet and run through the door, zipping my pants on the way out. In fact, this isn't such a funny story because I still do it to this day.
The REALLY funny part, though? I'm almost NINETEEN.

Ashley

I don't know why but, i used to be beleive that if you took to long on the toilet a hand would come up out of it and grab your butt

Anon

I used to be absolutely terrified of toilets. My room when I was little had a built in bathroom with no door. Then, one day, I saw a news report about how a python came up through a lady's toilet and strangled her son to death. I would ALWAYS make sure the toilet was closed and often cried if the lid was open...

Tara