The question
What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Stress, love, people not understanding me, me not understanding people.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗
Overthinking about the future.
Sleep apnoea and tinnitus.
Nothing. I sleep like a log.
That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
That life is tough and unfair; that life is beautiful.
Lack of confidence in speaking to the opposite sex.
Finding a partner.
There’s a tweet somewhere saying, “If you like Africa so much, why don’t you go back there.” It was because I dedicated one of my dances to my three mothers – Mother Africa, Mother Nature and my mother.
Not being honest.
My last dance with Jowita, my dance partner. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster; she’s taught me so much about myself and I grew as a result. I’m more confident, more understanding, more respectful, more attuned with myself and others, more mentally strong.
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