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Debbie Leigh: Terror visions
I'VE been having some terrifying nightmares lately and can't begin to decipher what they might mean.
I'm pretty content with most aspects of my life, I've not got any deep-seated anxiety about anything – aside from turning 33 – so I can't understand what's triggering them.
Surely I'm not subconsciously so excited about my friend's Halloween party my mind's gone into overdrive about costumes and this is the result?
Perhaps I've been indulging in too many late-night cheesy snacks and they're to blame.
Or maybe my night terrors are linked to my new TV addiction True Blood.
Just the title sequence and song is enough to send me diving under the duvet in fear.
Having said all that, it's probably something far more simple – like the thought of meeting the Cheeky Girls when they come to Leeds on Thursday.
Just imagining their outfits and make-up is enough to send shivers down my spine, not to mention the thought of them screeching a close-up rendition of The Cheeky Song (Touch my Bum).
But just to make things slightly more sinister, I've discovered the twins were actually born on Halloween, in Transylvania – the very home of Dracula.
Maybe my terrible dreams are actually premonitions, stemming from a deep-seated fear that they might try and drag me away to a vampire's lair, or even worse – to meet Lembit Opik.
Who knows, dreams are so hard to interpret.
I have stumbled across an online dream dictionary but to be honest, if it's accurate and that's what's really going on in my head I think I might need a shrink rather than a dream reader.
I know dreams are doubly unintelligible when they're not your own, but just to give you a flavour of what's been sending me into cold sweats in the middle of the night, here's a few examples.
I dreamed I was pregnant but then forgot that I was and had botox.
Then, immediately afterwards, I remembered I was a mum-to-be again.
I was consumed with guilt in case I'd damaged the baby and filled with anxiety at what Mr N was going to say.
(FYI – I'm not pregnant and I have never had botox)
The next was more sinister.
Mr N had murdered someone – to protect me.
We had friends round to dinner and while Mr N was cooking I realised the freezer door was ajar and the murdered man's head was in there.
I went to close the door but it wouldn't shut.
It kept swinging open and I was terrified our mates were going to suddenly spot this head.
But nightmare number three was the weirdest and most terrifying.
It was very detailed and complicated so I'll just pick out a few titbits.
I was in a cave with a group of people and monsters were trying to get us.
Outside there was a row of black creatures that were like horses crossed with bulls or something like a minotaur – and they were trying to get us as well.
I had millions of bugs crawling through my hair and this apparently meant something really, really bad was going to happen but
Kevin Spacey was trying to help me.
Weird eh?
According to this dictionary, dreaming you are chased or followed by a monster represents aspects of yourself that you find repulsive and ugly.
Dreaming of a murder supposedly has a similar theme.
It either indicates anger towards somebody else or the victim could represent aspects of myself that I want to eliminate.
Now, I'm in no way as vain as mirror-loving Simon Cowell, but I'm not repulsed by myself, nor do I want to kill off any part of my personality – so surely that's not right.
Seeing a dark horse in a dream is said to signify mystery, wildness, and the unknown. "It may even represent occult forces."
Isn't that explanation even more cryptic than the dream?
One magazine featured a woman who dreamed there was a monster upstairs in her house and she was terrified to leave her bedroom to tackle it.
The dream analyst bizarrely interpreted this as being scared of the responsibilities a promotion would bring.
That, to me, proves I will never get to the bottom of my night time horrors.
But I need to work out what's causing them, to stop them.
I've got enough on my plate coping with daily nightmares like scooping up dead birds the cats have dragged in and staying away from the sales, without having to deal with monsters stalking me every night.
A very satisfied customer
Well, Leeds Shopping Week is over again.
The timetable didn't seem quite as packed this year but at least we managed to attract a few celebs.
The St John's Centre had a visit from Corrie actress Michelle Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre, and Mary Portas, from Mary Queen of Shops, called in at The Light.
There were no celebs, as far as I know, at an event I attended but it did have star quality and plenty of gorgeous guests.
Cool new boutique Paper Scissor Stone, on New York Street, provided fab music, champers and sushi, free manicures from the Glow Urban Spa girls, plus discounts on its stunning clothes.
I left with a rosy glow in my cheeks, a full stomach, pillar-box red nails, and a beautiful new jumper.
Now that's what I call shopping.
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