The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I’m terrified of time. The people I love are getting older and time seems to be going faster and faster. It’s scary. I’d like it to slow down, please.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
The loss of anything, be it a loved one or a faculty—my sight, hearing, or mind.
Very large bugs.
Any misfortune involving our kids. Also, I have recurring nightmares that involve being chased by people or being attacked by scary animals.
Walking into a room filled with friends and family singing “Happy Birthday” to me and I am completely naked.
Narcissism. And people coughing on me in public.
I wanted to be a vet, and then realised it’s only really dogs that I adore, and if someone had a poorly mouse, I would be the one needing medical assistance.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
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