This month has been designated Breast Cancer Awareness month, and with that in mind, Pelf has written a brilliant post listing the symptoms of this awful disease which affects an estimated 1.5 million women every year.

Without wishing to generalise, it is probably safe to say you either own a pair of boobs or have an interest in them, so please take a few minutes to read Pelf’s post and don’t forget to share the information with your family and friends.

If you recognise any of the symptoms, don’t panic! Many of the symptoms, particularly lumps, can also be caused by completely benign conditions. I had to undergo tests myself 7 or 8 years ago, and to say it is worrying is a bit like describing Mount Everest as a big hill, but please, please don’t let your fears put you off seeking medical help. The chances are high that you have nothing to worry about, but even if the worst does happen, early detection saves lives!

If you would like to blog about the subject, you can join the Blogging for Boobs campaign. And if you live in the UK and would like further information about breast cancer, treatments and benign breast conditions, just go here.

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Diddums is discussing some strange additions to the Halloween displays in shops, and remarks that it’s “Odd what spooks some folks…”. I agree with her because often people can be completely freaked out by totally non-threatening objects. For example, despite the fact that clowns are supposed to be jolly, a lot of people do find them incredibly creepy, and my friend’s daughter was terrified of Father Christmas as a toddler. I can see why, to the uninitiated he is a big, hooded man who breaks into houses when the occupants are asleep.

Many of these odd fears develop in childhood, and although they never develop into fully fledged phobias, they can make the sufferer behave in some strange ways. My own personal odd fear is an example of this. Ever since I was tiny, I have been unable to sleep unless my ears and feet are completely covered because, as a little girl, I was convinced a monster would crawl out from under the bed and bite them off if they were left exposed. Of course, I no longer believe that, but, I still have to sleep with my ears and toes covered and feel really uneasy if they aren’t. As a result, even on the hottest nights of the year, I will be lying in bed with the covers pulled right up to my head and tucked tightly under my feet.

OK, yes, you can laugh, but not until you tell me about your own illogical fears. Go on, you know you have one/some.

ps: For more information about the development of genuine phobias, you might like to read about James Watson, a rather sadistic man who deliberately induced a fear of fluffy, white objects into 11 month old Albert – now that is truly scary! You need to scroll about halfway down the page, or not, the rest is worth a read too.

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