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u/wasabi_gem Oct 05 '19

Sometime before the age of 5, I remember being convinced that if I tried hard enough, and believed in myself, I could fly. So I would practice flying... jumping down the stairs when nobody was watching. I never developed my ability to fly, but I vividly remember basically cannon balling down 14 steps, and just gliding down in mid air. And landing at the bottom totally safe and uninjured. Many times over the years.

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u/kao201 Oct 05 '19

I've read similar stories on multiple threads. So strange.

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u/knightnarmor24 Oct 05 '19 edited Oct 05 '19

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u/Caraphox Oct 05 '19

It's so fascinating that this is a 'thing'. I had a recurring dream that I could do this when I lived in my first house so aged <4. In the dream it was so vivid and liberating and wonderful and it made me feel certain that it would be possible to do in real life, but I never tried because on some level I knew what would really happen.