Comments on: Full moon and strange behavior?

By: Rob Lutz

Rob Lutz — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:27:53 +0000

I’ve been feeling restless and like I was going to explode out of my skin for the past couple of days. I took the dog for a walk about an hour ago and when I hit the park, I noticed the moon almost full ( tomorrow its full) and very close to the earth. As I focused on the moon I felt myself feeling better. The longer I watched the moon and surrounding stars I could feel a weight coming off of me. There was also a low hanging cloud line moving fast and it just all had a welcoming effect on me.

By: Paige

Paige — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:46:08 +0000

i have been reading these comments and it all happens to me i am researching it it just does not make sense cause when u think about it it is just a moon but it effects so many people.

By: ChurchOfLunology

ChurchOfLunology — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:13:46 +0000

if the moon is really altering human consciousness and affecting the lucid dreams we have to ask the question how and why is it doing so? what kind of signals are coming from the moon that it can affect human thoughts and dreams? are they electromagnetic signals?

i usually sleep extremely well and rarely wake up at times like these. i usually sleep till 8 or 9 o clock atleast. tonite i woke up at 3:30 because of these hellish nightmares that the moon was causing as i described in the comment above. i would like to know what kind of research is being done on the moons effect on dreams and what has been found. it seems like the moon has been studied for soo long and yet there is little known about its affect on people which it clearly has.

By: ChurchOfLunology

ChurchOfLunology — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:02:42 +0000

Tonight is a full moon the date is friday january 6 2012 3:30 am. everytime there is a full moon my dreams are most certainly more lucid and easily remembered. i almost always have a an increase of violent nightmarish dreams during the full moon. tonight i woke up after having a series of disturbing dreams to see the full moon shinning very brightly through my blinds. there is no doubt in my mind that the cause of these dreams is the fullmoon.

i believe that the moon is sending some kind of signal that has an effect on human consciousness. but that is just my hypothesis. i was also under the direct light of the moon when my nightmares begin.

the subjects of my dreams where very odd and peculiar seeings as how i do not watch television. i had dreams about things like flesh eating zombies and alien abduction.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:16:16 +0000

Another one who absolutely suffers from restless nights during the full moon phase. I usually sleep very well and occasionally I have a bad nights sleep and nearly every time for the last 5 years I’ve checked in the morning and sure enough full moon! I hate the idea of weird stuff effecting me- I love facts and ‘real’ things but the evidence in my own life says unequivocally there is a relationship between full moons and my sleep… And all these comments lead to believe I’m not on my own!

By: catch22

catch22 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:07:20 +0000

Well its a full moon and its one in the morning. my 10 year old dog is asking me to go for a walk and im feeling very restless my self. somethings up for sure!

By: Full moon sleep thief

Full moon sleep thief — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:56:36 +0000

Yes the moon definately seems to give me the odd sleepless night. I notice I have more nervous energy on a full moon and this affects my ability to sleep. I think this conversation is way older than this blog, but it is somehow comforting to read what others experience. Silver moon, bright tonight, theif of my dreams burning bright, shining your light in the furative night to stir my thoughts and quicken my heart and make me long for the comforting dark.

By: teenwolf

teenwolf — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:54:07 +0000

I am 12 years old and I never get in trouble ever and im always nice to everyone I meet but when its a full moon I get very moody.I also get in a lot of trouble get into fights and also get bad grades. I see where u guys I coming from and I understand how u feel.my mom always told me don’t go out on a full moon people get crazy so i was just curious and i notice it to

By: PotatoEater

PotatoEater — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:17:17 +0000

ive never heard of this till now, but i beilive in it. ive had problems sleeping on the full moon. my friend and i both have problems on the full moon. these problems are actualy pretty cool, but we like each others problems not our own.i also feel more like a cat on the full moon, this may just be parinoia tho…oh well i love cats!

By: Keisha

Keisha — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:04:27 +0000

First off, I never remember my dreams…. they are insignificant to me. however for the last year I’ve noticed that my dreams are getting more intense during a full moon. Some people say that they don’t sleep well. I sleep great, but i do have at least 1 dream a night that really stands out and even for days to weeks I can recall everything that happened in those dreams. It starts roughly about 3 days before the full moon and dies off a day or 2 after. I feel really weird at first… like everyone is too busy for me or i’ve done something to piss them off somehow. I feel alone and isolated EVERY full moon. A few months ago, I woke up from a dream literally crying, it was that intense. Not just a tear or 2, but My boyfriend woke up because of my crying so hard and had to calm me down for the next 10 to 15 minutes. I’ve never had a dream that felt SO real and I’ve never woken up dramatically like this before. It was so much unlike me that I thought for days that it had to mean something, something bad was going to happen or there was something seriously wrong with me. It just so happens that that night was the full moon and I was at the peak of my menstrual cycle. It hasn’t happened before and it hasn’t happened since. But there is definatly a connection. Some people are not as open as others so they don’t feel affected or refuse to believe that there is a connection, but hey, that’s your own opinion and i’m not here to argue about that. I’m at the point now where when I start to feel it… I know that the full moon is only 2-3 nights away. No matter what scientists say, there is a connection. There’s all kinds of things that we know for sure but can’t prove it… so why can’t this be one of them?

By: SensitiveOne

SensitiveOne — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:05:14 +0000

I never believed in this stuff even though our bodies are made up of 70% which can make sense. My mother has always blamed the full moon on my anger that would hit me. But then she would do it when the full moon was a week away. After I got up this afternoon, (slept really late) something minor happened and then it got worse and now I’m worse. I hate myself like this and I’m angry as h#ll. I refuse to go back outside anywhere and I’ve been cursing all day. I also had no idea it was a full moon until just now when I decided to look it up. Bingo, it’s actually today. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Ettienne

Ettienne — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:17:34 +0000

Whenever theres a full moon I cant sleep, I think about all the hardships my past holds and future will hold, I become horny, I cry because of something that wouldnt normally make me cry. for the past few full moons i actually became physically ill. I noticed this connection about 7 months ago and i dont think its purely psychological since i feel as if something will happen; an expectancy that seems to flow through my veins.

By: evan makopoulos

evan makopoulos — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:39:07 +0000

its friday 1137 pm full moon i have alot of trouble sleeping and breathing , second time this has happened

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:27:57 +0000

OK, I am not crazy or superstitious, but I have noticed that in the last ten years or so, whenever there is a full moon, I have trouble sleeping. I used to have seizures (I had neurological problems but not conclusive about epilepsy) which stopped more than ten years ago. I believe that, depending on the person’s health (maybe) or other predispositions, a person may be affected by the gravitational pull of the moon, which pulls on matter on one direction while the sun pulls on the other direction. I don’t think I psyche myself into it, because it’s not like we are in the habit of anticipating the full moon or even cognizant of the different phases of the moon, for that matter. There have been times when I’ve completely forgotten about the full moon, then I would wake up in the middle of the night and would feel weird and/or wired. I just have to remind myself that the Creator of the universe is more powerful than what he created, so I have faith that I can find refuge in the Creator than fear the effect of what he created.

By: Renata

Renata — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:33:57 +0000

wow interesting facts… but i am shocked at most of the explanation i am reading here…thanks for all this info. i will surely try next full moon to keep to myself. It might help. Cause i hurt love ones by telling them hurtful things. Aldebaran thanks you keep posting your study…

By: Kiwiluv

Kiwiluv — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:58:40 +0000

Hi, you are missing one of the most influential points, which is the positioning of the moon in coordinate with where you/we are and how that may affect us or if we are even aware of it. Everything has energy and it is as affective as the air we breathe.

By: Shae

Shae — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:58:54 +0000

I agree with Miss Dean… My 8 month old baby and I are still awake it is 9:51pm… She is usually sleeping by 8:00pm but something woke her up lol I can never sleep on full moons that's why I'm up researching haha.. It also gives me a burst of energy for some odd reason. :S I understand that the moon is always there but maybe the extra light from the moon does effect us.. Science to me has never made sense since I learned about the apes evolving into humans….. thats just so untrue we were made from adam and eve

By: Seth Richard Harris

Seth Richard Harris — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:21:53 +0000

yet again who where themyans or egyptions not 2 mention us lol once we find them again we all might know

By: Seth Richard Harris

Seth Richard Harris — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:15:12 +0000

so wonderfully right seeing how the earths rotation is niether i like ur theology tho its a wonderfull world we just might exin its better theory of knowing its all a BIG arsss mystery

and yes i still carnt spell

By: Curt

Curt — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:04:44 +0000

I have read many posts and not to panic anyone but… parasites, parasites, parasites. Dr. Oz was on Oprah and he said over 85% of the population has some form of parasite operating in them. It is a fact that the full moon is the time of the month where parasites are most active (laying eggs). I believe that this can explain many of the reasons for people feeling strange just before and during a full moon.

By: Aldebaran

Aldebaran — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:51:14 +0000

The moon connects back, if you think, to our most primal roots. We used it to track time. It plays a role in many myths and legends. What if there is some truth? Something that, in some of us, binds us back to our heavenly neighbor?
I am a 16 year old high school astronomy student. I've been labeled a "freak" around my school for turning my eyes upward and searching for true correlations to the moon's phases and our behaviors as humans.
Logically speaking, it could be the water in our bodies. Perhaps it's the attraction to that much light (it's a lot brighter during Full Moon, isn't it?) Or maybe it's the electromagnetic fields around our bodies.
We notice news reports. Spikes in crime, especially very violent ones. Men report getting more territorial or aggressive. Women get very restless, some even watching their husbands extra closely.
Why this more than any other time during the month? Is there more of a psychological effect than a physical one? Perhaps we are subconsciously making ourselves act this way. Maybe it's a primal instinct to hunt (once again, better visibility during a full moon.)
The lunar eclipse was thought to symbolize death and rebirth (you can see why.) What if the "death" (full covering) of the moon makes us panic? What if, for some strange reason, we think it will never come out again? Are babies, too small to even understand or see it, feeling some strange force? Does the color change effect behavior at all? Indeed, I'm putting together a team to live with me "In captivity," if you will. They eat the same things week-to-week, same amount of exercise, same sleeping accommodations. None have insomnia. This past month, women felt the pull 2 days before men, but men carried the effects 2 days longer. Women carried foresight, even making comment that the full moon was near without looking outside OR glimpsing a lunar calendar. The women began to pace frantically, get into arguments, suffer from menstrual problems or cramping (even though one girl had no menstrual period due to birth control.) A few became manic depressive, suffering from strong depressive episodes.
The men became wildly aggressive. Many reported a "flux in hormones" (feeling the "need to mate," as it were.) A few fights broke out, one nearly pulling a knife on the full moon. The whole study was very strange.
I guess I know where to report if I find anything.

By: Damo

Damo — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:50:38 +0000

I am usually quite a sane person but today i was certainly not i had a stupid argument with my pregnant fiance about a totally irrational subject and now she is very upset with me. I even drove home from my friends house probably slightly over the limit. I am awake its 2.36 amand i am licking my wounds from the tounge lashing she deservedly gave me. My heart feels like it is slowing and then skipping my head is pounding and i am wide awake. I have everything in the world to live for, a beautiful fiance who loves me and treats me wonderfully. 2 great kids from a previous marriage, it's christmass and i have never felt more suicidle than i feel at the moment. I am never a depressed person but i am feeling very bad right now….I forgot to mention i always fought with my ex on a full moon, but i always thought she was the problem…im going to go back to licking my wounds and thinking of something nice i can do to repair the damage…thanks for reading…Damo

By: justme

justme — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:21:17 +0000

ok not sure about the whole sleeping thing – will deff,. have to pay attention next time. My problem? I turn into a total bitch two days before the full moon and during the phone mom cycle. I am overly emotional, easily cry, easily scream, and get very physical with people that make me mad. I only started to notice this over the past year and a half. Its not fun! I am not one of those crazy superstitious people that believes in stuff like this but i have no other explanation. I want to ask the doctor if there is anything that can help because i am truly afraid of who i become and who i might hurt when a full moon phase happens. But i just know they are going to think i am crazy and provide me with no relief. I usually forget this whole thing and dismiss it until I end my marriage, leave a boyfriend of 3 years, cry for days till i pass out over the smallest things then i look up and there it is.

By: ISIK

ISIK — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:44:22 +0000

Of course the full moon affects the human behavior. The origins of the Werewolf mit is related to this behaviors. People get restless, paranoid,anxious and have sleeping problems during full moon.

for example I don't have any sleeping disorder or problems about falling asleep but when the full moon reaches I stay awake all night. Every month!! Yesterday night I couldn't sleep and I was like "oh come on! is it full moon or something?" And voila yes it was!!! The scientists should really search this stuff.

By: Rebecca Towry

Rebecca Towry — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:04:58 +0000

I’m a little different than u i don’t sleep at all on a full moon and the wierd thing is i hate running until there’s a full moon then i can’t stop running or stay still and this happens on a new moon too but it happens every single freakin time!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: saaman

saaman — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:20:20 +0000

These are some of the words that come to my mind around a full moon: emotional, urgent, wild, energized, confused. My students are wilder and more accident prone. My co-workers are stressed out. I cry more easily. PMS rages. Impulsive urges increase. I am sure we can use science to disprove all of this and many other things. Science is a friend I see every now and then on special holidays. Nature is the friend I can read like a book.

By: midhun

midhun — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:33:51 +0000

what iam saying is true……………………..i don't know why but every full moon day i feel so strange, feel like something want to get out of me,feel like someone inside me is struggling to get out…………i feel so courage,strong, iam not joking, its 100% true…if anyone knows the reason for this plzz comment

By: Damien

Damien — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:58:22 +0000

I could not sleep on the nights of 23/24 October, and this has been a phenomenon with me whenever there is a full moon. I went to work on the Friday morning and asked my colleagues if they or someone they knew ever experienced this; they denied any knowledge/experience with this full moon effect. My friend in Psychiatric ER said that they is an increase in "lunatic" behaviour and increased ER admissions during the full moon, although no one to date has studied this scientifically, in case they may labelled loony!

After 48 hours of sleep deprivation, I do not feeling exhausted or irritable as I do when I miss sleep as in a long-distance flight. I thought I would Google this phenomenon and am quite pleasantly surprised that I am not alone!!!

By: Rave

Rave — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:04:51 +0000

I've had a intense migraine the whole day and took a nap during the day and had the most vivid dreams. When I woke up it was night, I started feeling anxious and paniking, thinking that everything seemed absurd and unreal. I have intense aggression and feel as if tonight will be impossible to sleep, I had to call a friend and talk to her for an hour to feel a little bit more "down to earth". Turns out she missed school today because of a horrible migraine too and has been feeling weird all day. Today is the full moon and thinking back to last months full moon I rememebr being out with a friend and everything seemingly absurd too, we ended up doing really crazy stuff that night and were quite unable to explain why we did them. My mother thoughtout my whole life always complained that she couldn't sleep during the full moon and felt like she was losing it, there has to be some connection.

By: Miss Dean

Miss Dean — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:22:57 +0000

however, the moon DOES control tides and it WOULD effect menstrual cycles if we were not exposed to any artificial light. so where are you getting this "assuring" research???

By: warren

warren — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:03:53 +0000

It's a full moon tomorrow (UK- Thu 23 sept), I've been feeling more and more down as the week has gone on, I'm 47 this has been happening for as long as I can remember, mood swings, depression, feelings of anger, crying, On the actual day of the full moon I feel slighty better, the night brings it's own nightmare, can't sleep, feel heavy, legs get sore like I'm being pulled the entire night, I should really just not bother going to bed, bizzare, don't know what those science guys think they know saying there is no-link, I beg to differ, they should just spend a few days with me before the full moon….Warren

By: jenny

jenny — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:23:08 +0000

hiya i always get moody and snappy on a full moon and my other half thinks im nuts lol .:)

By: maze

maze — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:36:43 +0000

Its so weird, my little sister and I during the three days of the full moon we were both live wires. Then when it was up she and I were so exhausted we both passed out around 9.

By: Nicohl

Nicohl — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:03:39 +0000

just want to add my share. what should have been a relaxing beautiful day at the beach was frought with upsets and petty arguments at the getgo… and my very mellow boyfriend got very angry from something that we’d normally laugh about… so i definately was wondering if the moon was full. on our drive home we saw that indeed it was.

last night i woke up around 3 am and did not get back to sleep till of course, the hour before i was to awake. + had very bad/dull dreams when i did (like dreaming of being at work…) after trudging into work i discovered my other 2 coworkers had insomnia last night as well. what a party of a workday that was… it was my coworker who mentioned the full moon connection. i truly believe the moon effects us in so many ways.

By: Gillian Borg

Gillian Borg — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:03:56 +0000

I had the same thing last night, just could not sleep, didn't realise it was a full moon until I looked out of the window on my way downstairs at around 3.00am, still feeling wide awake after going to bed at around midnight. I had a cup of cocoa and half a sleeping tablet but over an hour later was still wide awake, the tablet would normally work within half an hour (prescribed by the doctor some time ago and still have a few left) as I have had bouts of taking them and they do work for me. I have noticed before I have trouble sleeping during a full moon.

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:05:41 +0000

Wow, This full moon thing is crazy! I feel like I'm always on the verge of crying when it's a full moon, my heart beats faster, I can't sleep, and like someone else said so well, "Things feel unfixable!" The energy is there but not productive… just feels like worthless negative energy! Why is everyone else in my house able to sleep so soundly, while I feel like this? Why does it effect some of us more than others?

By: K-T

K-T — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:26:15 +0000

Like many of you, here I share my Full moon sympstoms..

I'm 24 and I regularly get mild to strong insomnia on full moons. My boyfriend thinks it's weird since nothing like that happens to him or so he says. It's been like that for me ever since I was about 15 years old.

Related symptoms on a full moon: mild half-awake hallucinations, emotional disturbance or lack of emotions. But I have to take into accounts that the lack of sleep can also have an impact on my mood.

Today: 23rd of August 2010, I did not sleep at all. It's 8h20 in the morning and luckily I don't work today as I don't feel very functional. I continually switch from hyper-happy mood to total (or almost) lack of feelings and/or homesickness (I am currently not living in my country).

And since people like funny informations, I am ready to bet a buck that that time I hallucinated I was a flesh golem, it was the Full moon. I just generally don't notice it's the full moon unless I have insomnia. However, I do believe I can sleep even on full moons, but happen to have disturbed sleeping patterns. Also, I don't always have problems on full moons, or so I think…

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:01:49 +0000

I agree with this partly. Granted, yes it effects water in the ocean and its a possiblilty that we can too be effected because of us being made mostly of water. However, it can also be more mental then a physcial change. We've been told stories and seen movies of things such as werewolves changing at full moons and etc. So, it could be mental as well. But its definably an intresting theory and does get your mind wondering.

By: starfish

starfish — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:05:35 +0000

was right there with yah!

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:58:09 +0000

4:55 AM Can't sleep….. Second night in a row… BIG BEAUTIFUL FULL MOON! Darn thing won't let me rest. Anyways.. I love everybodies theories to why… I believe that it effects me only because my mom mentioned it being a full moon everytime I never got sleep. Moms' always know best

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:54:05 +0000

Hello fellow mooners!

I, like you all am effected by the moon. This weekend (26th) was a full moon (I live in Australia) plus a partial lunar eclipse. For as long as I can remember I have always been effected by a full moon heightened with the fact that it is my ruling planet and currently in my star sign. My usual symptoms consist of feeling unsettled, unbalanced, agitated, lethargic, possessed ! and like most of you – can’t sleep. This time it lasted from Friday night to Sunday afternoon and this “phase” was the worst I have experienced eva (I am 34). I tried to explain how I felt to some friends and whilst some believed others laughed. I am so glad I found this site as I believe more research needs to be done on why we all share this commonality – surely we ALL can’t be making this up !!! I’ve come to learn to accept that I am special and resist the urge to fight my body’s reaction when a full moon is out. To anyone that is reading this, believe what you feel, stay in tune with your body and document your symptoms. I would be especially interested to hear from those of you born in the Cancer star sign given it is our ruling planet. Mooners Unite ! B)

By: pamea

pamea — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:01:56 +0000

Hi i am 49 years old and have trouble sleeping when there is a full moon. I know it sounds far fetched but its funny because my husband cant sleep either. What is even stranger is when i go to work and say i couldn't sleep last night, you find other people coming out of the wood work saying the same thing. Coincidental i don't think so, you couldn't make it up. I dont follow the moon, so i never know when a full moon is going to be around, but you can guarantee when i have a sleepless night, i look outside and there is a full moon. I dont tend to get a lot of sleepless nights only one or two, but its always when there is a full moon. There has to be something in it.

By: Scott Hough

Scott Hough — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:33:11 +0000

You should see the traffic every full moon. Many, many, many more people visit that don't comment. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59937/mmblogmoontrafic.pn...

By: Al C

Al C — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:08:09 +0000

I’m back since last December…………….For me there a 3 day overlap before, during(today) and the day after that I experience restlessness etc.
The day before seems to be the worst for me with really bizarre dreams……………If there was a pill I could take for 3 days to stop the effect of this, I damn sure would.

Keep the faith,

Al C

By: Teri

Teri — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:06:58 +0000

Look at the dates on here for postings. Current, 4 weeks ago, 8 weeks ago, 12 weeks ago, 16 weeks ago, 20 weeks ago………..every 4 weeks there is an influx of postings. All during full moons.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:04:55 +0000

I've experienced the same thing for years, usually starting a day or two before a full moon and lasting sometimes a day or two afterward. I also worked night shift in ER admitting at a hospital and we did have far more babies born during that time, more accidents, and more just off the wall incidents. My kids were all born right around a full moon as well (although one was induced, but she was exactly 28 days early, so was due during a full moon). I have tried blackout curtains and they don't seem to help. I also experience the same thing even when it's overly cloudy, so I don't think it has anything to do with it just being lighter in the room. There is definitely something to it.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:45:40 +0000

I’m 62 years old and I’ve been suffering from the effects of the full for many years now and I hate it. About a week before the full moon I can’t sleep, get in bad moods, depressed and my head feels like it’s really spaced out and I have no energy. I don’t like to be around people during the coming of the full moon. My friends and other people even my doctors make fun of me and I just want to knock them on their butts or worse. To me this is NOT funny. I really wish I could find a way to stop all this. I wish people who don’t believe me would experience this for themselves.

Right now I very tired and depressed. I HATE IT, I HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT. Thanks for letting me vent.

By: Jen Miller

Jen Miller — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:11:56 +0000

This theory is completely true through my studies. I work at an elementary school as a teachers aid for the children who have learning disabilities. The kid I work with are in Grades 1-3 and I definitely see the difference in how they behave before and during the full moon. Its almost as if they are more out of line so to speak, they act out of there normal behaviours. I find this subject quite interest and will carry on with my investigations.

Jen M.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:12:52 +0000

I agree with you all in some way. But for me it kinda works differently. Whenever the full moon is out, I always end up going outside and staring at it for almost an hour. At first I thought it was just a coincidence but every time a full moon comes out I always seem to be going out and staring at it. Even if it’s raining! But the strangest thing is that one night, I went to bed early, I had the strangest dream about the full moon and when I woke up to go to the bathroom, I looked out the window and there it was, the full moon! But it doesn’t stop there. The day after the full moon my body acts very wierd. Normally, I wouldn’t run all the way to school, I’d just ask my mom to drop me off. But I ran anyway and faster than I’ve ever ran. When we were climbing the ropes, the first time in my life, I actually went all the way to the top. And when I was trying out for cheerleading, I became more flexible. I could do things, I could never do before, like backflips and splits! I was really freaked out. But days that weren’t after the full moon were just the same old days.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:36:55 +0000

haha…. nice to know I am not the only one…. by far! Yep… so here I am, It’s 4am on the Full moon…. been up since 1am and not a tad tired! A close friend of mine has been conducting moon workshops in Melbourne Australia, and have learnt a thing or two lately about the phases of the moon and their influence over our emotions and behaviour. Generally, the Full Moon is Yang energy – full of potential, a lot of creative energy – representing fullness, ripeness and promise.
People are affected by this energy in different ways – anger, violence, and moodiness is said arise in those that are possibly holding onto old and un-resourceful beliefs, negative emotions and experiences from their past (sometimes without being aware of their existence). We see such reflections of this in the increased crime rate, arrests and people admitted into hospitals around the time of the full moon.

By making a conscious effort to “let go” of all the things in life that steal our energy, and/or have a negative emotional pull on us on some level (i.e. anger, sadness, resentment, fear) enables us to experience increased clarity, energy and balance around the full moon – as typically it is a time to have fun and celebrate a new beginning (e.g. Full Moon parties).

Although I am at home, slightly bored (as I have all of this energy and no one to play with!!)… at 4.30am, I am thankful for natures cycles and feel blessed to be a part of this wonderful world… however crazy and sleepless we may get

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:06:30 +0000

It is strange. I googled “not tired full moon” and came here. I went outside right before I tried to fall asleep to look at the moon because it was full (it is actually full tomorrow night). It was soooo bright outside from the moon (and presumably also from the city lights) I was pretty amazed. For the last 5 hours I don’t know if I even nodded off since I tried first going to sleep at 1am. I am not even tired and I took a sleeping pill before looking at the moon.

The same thing happened to me last month on or near the full moon. Very bright outside, I mean you could play baseball in the moonlight without a problem where I live. Couldn’t sleep.

Another night I remember, maybe a few months ago, I stayed up working on a project and I was not even tired despite working the entire night. This night was also a full moon, which I realized from the light streaming in the front window early in the morning.

I just looked at the journal entries I keep. Almost all of the entries I made were within a day or two of there being no moon visible in the sky, the others being on the full moon. I am not kidding. But of course, coincidence cannot be ruled out. I am getting kinda freaked out by it, and I have had crazy goosebumps all over the more I read/write about this. Perhaps the light tricks our minds that it isn’t night…

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:04:29 +0000

Very pleased to find this site! I have been wide awake since about 1:30… This hasbeen happening to me during a full moon since I was a child, now I am 32. URGGH! I am so glad there are others going through the same. Like some of you, I have tried taking sleeping pills, but they do the EXACT opposite this “time of month”, I feel my heart race and anxiety is at an all time high for me. I don’t express extreme moodiness, but I can say that I am way more sensitive (ask my boyfriend!). Well, now it is 5AM, don’t think I’m going to be able to sleep. Coffee please. = )

By: Landon Peterson

Landon Peterson — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:52:50 +0000

wow this thread has been going on for nearly four years now, amazing. i too found this googleing the question why cant i sleep on full moons and am glad that there are so many others like me. i knew it happened to others, but didnt think so many, my brother and friend Jill are just a few ppl i know first hand that this happens to. but i find it weird that just me and my brother are the only ones in the family that this happens to. i havent slept very well for the past two nights and the full moon is tomorrow night so it looks like three or four more sleepless nights for LP. i also found out a few years ago that me and friend Jill that i mentioned earlier would call each other or hangout the night of a full moon and didnt realize it till like the tenth time. we thought we were some how linked by the moon cuz we have known each other for 16 years. kinda lame i know but we have also both seen and felt ghosts together when no one else did, so i dont think its too weird to think two ppl can this sort of connection.
any who i thought id chime in on this cuz it was so awesome i just had to a part of it.
later,
LP

By: Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:48:27 +0000

I am 42 y/o it is a fact that i can got to sleep with ease and sleep a solid 8 hours 28 days a month. Tonight as is with every month I slept 3 hours and awoke at 12:30 am wide awake. I checked the lunar calendar it is the beginning of the full moon. I will not sleep tonight either. Some might say this is a trained response, I have even tried sleeping pills. Nothing is stronger than the moon.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:32:17 +0000

this is going to sound really stange but every now and then it just feels like i have a really high fever and I’ll ask my mom to feel my head “it feels fine honey.” she’ll tell me but I feel like I’m burning up. Then I was checking my email tonight and noticed it said there was a full moon. I realize I usually get this wierd fever when there is a full moon. As for the sleeping… I can’t sleep under a full moon

By: justin

justin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:41:59 +0000

i dont know but every time there is a full moon i have terrible problems sleeping, i draw the blinds thinking that it might be the extra light but its pitch black and still toss and turn all night. my wife thinks im a nut but now i found this site i’ll show her and rub her nose in it knowing i’m not alone

By: p millwood

p millwood — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:14:19 +0000

i am a fifty three year old female that has problems sleeping shortly before during and shortly after the full moon for as long as i can remember. it is so bad i can take sleeping medicine (which i do not like to do) and still be wide awake. i work the second shift and get off at 11:00 so staying up late is usual for me,but, during the cycles i will still be wide awake at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning. During these times it is really hard for me to function normally because i suffer from great loss of sleep. Any suggestions from fellow sufferers would be appreciated

By: ISIS

ISIS — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:02:12 +0000

I thought Id add a comment here, I’ve always found that i’m hyper sensitive and emotional when its a full moon, I am really down, low and very teary too, I cant seem to make sense I feel very self conscious, and like I want to do as little in the eyes of others and just get back inside my home. Another thing too, I don’t seem to get on with my twin flame as much either, we both seem to disagree or one or both of us can be stubborn and quite argumentative, a couple of days later we think what was all that about? Recently i was diagnosed with hyper- thyroidism and had difficulty sleeping and my body heating thermostat was going through the roof, taking some meds now thyroxine to balance things out, so so far so good, also the full moon is quite interesting the effect it has on horses, where i live I own two horses, a mare and foal, strange behaviour, needy and a lot of communication, also a mare on our farm is going in labour as her milk is dripping and she will foal around 11pm tonight. So there definitely is a connection with the moon its cycles, and how it connects to us, animals plants and tides etc, yes there is definitely something there.
love and light to you all, and im trying to relax while the moon in its full splendour waxes gibious

By: Camille

Camille — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:35:56 +0000

Well I just thought I would take a look to see if there was any correlation with my not getting any sleep last night…and the coming full moon. My 2.5 y/o son went to bed with the worst of tantrums then woke up in the middle of the night with bad nightmares and wouldn’t stop crying. I was already awake, tossing and turning the few minutes of sleep I did get I had a very vivid dream of myself walking up to a mirror and seeing my reflection then it morphed to an old lady with a slight grin. Talk about weird.
Not sure if there is any correlation or not but, I do have hypo-thyroidism and have issues with sleep every so often but I am noticing more and more that they tend to be around the moon cycles. It’s interesting… also I know this is gonna make me sound insane, I haven’t said this to anyone except my man for fear of ridicule or just plain being laughed at (and he said and I quote “I wouldn’t tell that to anyone ok”). I woke up a few months back on a full moon night literally jolted out of my sleep to find myself already sitting up and pointing at the window. Creeped out I thought what the hell & pulled back our black out shades & there was the brightest bluest moon I’ve seen in a long time. Then I couldn’t go back to sleep. WTF even just reading it sounds crazy to me… but it is the truth and it is eerie and a little scary. If anyone has had an experience like this I’d love to know about it. Thanks!

By: Sammy-Jo

Sammy-Jo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:14:11 +0000

we live in London and always notice more people getting really violent and aggressive and getting into fights at the full moon. I tend to get really moody and my partner and kids can’t sleep at night. I have noticed other people getting narky or weird then i tell them its the full moon and they say, oh i didn’t know that… so not sure if it can be purely psychological. I have read two explanations – one is the greater effect of gravity on the water in our bodies because the sun and moon are lined up at the full moon, so the two gravities act together. The other one is that our primitive ancestors used to hunt and be hunted at the full moon because of the extra light and we have retained this behaviour pattern to be more aggressive at this time and to stay awake at night. Whatever the case is – The effect of the moon is real and I am always glad every month when it’s over – although I am often really creative, but its always the time when we have really awful rows.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:13:47 +0000

Hmmm… It’s seems most of you have trouble tryin to sleep and some of you are tryin to be spoon-fed the answer “your a werewolf” lol! Anyway I don’t think the moon changes me to be frank, I think it just gives my subconscious mind a reason to act different. I feel most people act differenty around the full moon just because the moon itself is different. It’s like the sun, a great glowing orb floating in the sky and yet it’s different, it’s unique because it’s always changing. During the full moon I feel something clicks inside me, some thing that tells me “this is different, and so, you can be differend” for example, last night. I was out with my friends and as soon as I saw the moon a wave of confidence washed over dancing in the falling snow. I’m sure I could have stopped and calmed myself, but there was the simple fact that i didn’t want to, it felt good. Just saying on the subject last nights full moon was amazing! A blue moon taking place on newyears eve, that hasn’t happened since 1990. Not to mention have the full light of a moon on a clear nights sky reflected off the fresh blanket of snow. . My friend even mentioned ‘werewolves’ to me, but of caurse I laughed at the thaught. And now my friend has a insane suspicion that i’m some sorta thing from a fairy tale book. LoL I do wish I had an answer as to why people act odd around the full moon thaugh having witnessed it amongst my friends

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:03:04 +0000

By: chris

chris — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:57:25 +0000

I find the whole approach of “science has studied and has found no connection” to be kinda funny. Especially since there are a LOT of things in this world that science can’t answer.

Take for example; autism. Lots of so called “research”– but no one knows what causes it. No links to anything. No known cause. So if we use the same deductive reasoning they apply to their conclusion about full moon sleeplessness, then we say that autism is not real, right?

No. It’s real. I have a daughter with autism. (and yes, I am aware of the vaccinations theory, but that is a whole other topic that even MORE backs this point I am making… But I won’t go into that here.)

As far as I’m concerned, the same logic can be applied here. If a large abundance of people in this world experience sleep difficulties during a full moon- yet no scientific connection can be established- it just means they haven’t discovered it yet.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:15:33 +0000

I have been aware of the effects of the full moon on myself and my family members for years. 5days prior to the full moon I start getting really irritated and yelling about things or at my kids. My emotions seem intense and hard to control. This happens whether I am aware of the full moon or not. In my previous marriage my husband and I would have a fight and split up on every full moon. We finally made a rule that no matter what the circumstances we were not allowed to split up on the full moon lol! Two of my kids experience the intense emotions as well. They will get in trouble at school or have a bad fight with a friend or sibling or ME!! or do something totally out of character at this time. So to help each other with this situation whoever notices the moon coming full first warns the others. We then lay low so to speak and stay on our toes. It is bizarre and uncanny but undeniable. We are talking like 15 yrs of patterns of behavior beyond coincidence. I pretty much feel like a banchy or as my family says, “psycho!” lol. I work nights and sleep days 4 days a week. When the moon is full I cannot sleep during the day or night. This particular month December has two full moons which is called a blue moon. Not sure of the significance but I think it is supposed to be worse or stronger?? I don’t understand how there can be a full moon phenomenon that is this well known but nobody has any scientific studies to back it up or explain it. I mean we have our laymen’s knowledge about gravitational pull and tides etc. but why isn’t it respected in the medical community as scientific?

By: David

David — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:28:08 +0000

No sleep for me during full moon!

By: Al C

Al C — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:18:24 +0000

Hi Folks;
I too for many years have had strange effects with the full moon.
Physically, my temples get tight and I also have restless sleep along with really bizarre dreams…….Up until a couple of years ago,I thought it was major health problems with all these things happening when I realized the common denominator was the full moon!

Today, Dec 1st it’s at it’s peak…….The way my bed is situated, the moon shines right in my window at about 3am……..Now, I cover the blinds with a towel 2 days prior and at the full moon or I’ll toss and turn all night….Going to put a shade in.

I’m glad I found this site because I now know that it’s not just me………Also, just watch the overall behavior of people in stores and especially in traffic and it’s wild!….A kind of edginess in the air………..Some full moon’s seem to be stronger than others too.

What an amazing and crazy world!

Peace,

By: andea

andea — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:30:37 +0000

01/12/09

I knew it full moon outside wide awake 4:30 am, always premenstral or full moon when I can’t settle

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:04:13 +0000

Had trouble sleeping last night – woke up on and off and remember looking at the clock at 3:30 am and about every 1/2 hour last night. Tonight there is a full moon and there was a strange man wandering around on the college campus from the adult home (mentally ill) across the street. Work was hectic and I feel more energetic and happy. I agree pregnant women go into labor and the mentally ill increase their bad behavior. I definitely believe the moon affects us, but don’t understand why. More light I guess, just wonder what we are supposed to be doing outside?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:23:02 +0000

^last person said it makes you energetic? Well it’s a full moon tonight and i feel happy for no reason, and i feel like jumping around for no apparent reason just because no joke. When i read that i was thinking OH MY GOD?! I’m a bit worried :S

By: MJ

MJ — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:47:49 +0000

Wow, this thread has gone on for three years.. Oh, and yes, the full moon does in fact have to do with mood. It’s similar to SAD (seasonal affective disorder) but for some reason it makes you energetic instead of depressed.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:56:10 +0000

I was 9 months pregnant and told my mother I was going to stay at my boyfriends house that night. She didnt want me to because she had a bad feeling. I said it would be fine and sure enough 5 o clock that morning I was in labor. and it just so happend to be a full moon. There were a bunch of other women that went into labor that night too that were at my hospital. I totally belive it. I havent really noticed my sleep patterns being any different, but I am deffinantly going to keep track now.

By: Bhagyalakshmi

Bhagyalakshmi — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:07:38 +0000

happy i landed here. was pretty worried about my son who goes berserk during new moon and full moon days. he becomes so uncontrollable. was so worried. now i know he’s also one of those…. maybe, it’s high time i start looking at my behaviour.

By: may

may — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:07:07 +0000

im happy to find people here i could share my experiences during fullmoon…i was actually wondering why i couldnt sleep for the past 3days…i am in belgium right now…it was just last night that i noticed that it was full moon..i had some kind of strange dreams( which i find it really weird compared to other dreams i had), my heart beats faster and just like waht others said..i am restless during full moon….ahhhhh..its really tiring and i do really need to sleep…

i told my husband this morning that i am tired and ive been having problem sleeping…he told me..its probably because of the effect of full moon…who knows?

By: Mark Allen

Mark Allen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:11:49 +0000

Well, it’s a full moon now. And for myself, during a full moon I get NO SLEEP at all. It’s very frustrating and that alone will make you ill. I even take sleeping aids and will take an extra one to help me sleep, but even that doesn’t work. I would give anything to find something to help me sleep during the full moon. I know it also makes me a little crazy too. I never believed it until I started keeping a record of my sleep and then compared it against the stages of the moon. I try to not keep record of the moon so that I don’t let it go to my head. Then I look back and see what was going on during the times I couldn’t sleep. HELP, I NEED SLEEP!

By: SleepyG

SleepyG — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:53:25 +0000

Ask someone whos ever worked in any kind of institution for the mentaly ill about full mooons and see what they say.

They may be sceptics but they will usually tell there is a change in behaviour… to say the least.

And I’ve also heard that it’s an unspoken thing that if you on the night shift in the police force on a full moon it gets abit hairy.

The first one’s based on plenty of chats with folk in those kind of jobs (and situations), the second is just to many films possibly……

Fasinating subject though, even if just for the folklore and stories.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:49:30 +0000

my boyfriend and i had been dating for nearly 9 months last weekend. and all of a sudden out of the blue, he went absouletly crazy over nothing, he has a little bit of anger issues, but i have never seen his behaviour change so quick and be so intense towards me. he has never been like that before and then he was in such a rage he broke up with me, a few hours later he regretted it after he had moved out and he doesnt even know how it happened. this was on saturday the 6th of june 09 and the full moon was on the nexzt day. do you think they are related? im a skeptical kind of person but there was no way to explain his off the chart behaviour.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:30:42 +0000

My friend has had extreme occurences during full moons. Not consistent with anything ive found on the web. The most extreme behavior comes when the moon appears to be red. When he notices the moon he took a picture of his teeth and compared it to other pictures of him and his canine teeth are close to a quarter of an inch longer. On one occasion it was full moon that appeared red and he became very angry. So angry, in fact, that he got out of his car and lifted the tail end of the car. My friend weighs 135 lbs. and is 5′ 5″. This seems impossible to me and him. On most occasions he has coughed up blood, which we thought was his smoking, but when we noticed that every time it was a full moon he did this, and ever since we noticed this, it never happens on a day when the moon is not full. Although, this is repeated many times on this site, he also cannot sleep well.

By: Boo

Boo — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:52:10 +0000

Well i couldn’t sleep last night – sure enough full moon.

We live away from light pollution, so even though it was really dark in the bedroom i knew which direction to look in to find the moon when i went walk-about …feels like i’m in it’s tractor-beam! – has done since i was a small child.

Also, i feel a bit rudder-less for the 2-3 days/ nights before the new moon becomes visible.

By: chantel

chantel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:32:52 +0000

I’ve been working with people with intellectual disabilities for 15 years.The full moon definatly has an effect on these people.They don’t sleep on a full moon and behavioral issues are always worse.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:43:24 +0000

I normally sleep like a log, cannot sleep at full moon.

By: CBtay01

CBtay01 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:52:19 +0000

well i have to say i am only 14 but my whole life i have had issuses to where i will wake up outside on our porch on a full moon and the weird thing is no one will belive me when i say this even tho i have gotten pretty weird away from home idk but it always happens to me and i have tried to convince myself that it is all a dream but how can i do that when i cant even trust myself to stay in my own bed? lol I am really confused.

By: Lorne Sheets

Lorne Sheets — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:38:35 +0000

It’s amazing how many people feel the same way! I always have trouble sleeping. I sleep better when a cloud is over the moon. Probably because when I am thinking of clouds I get tired. This may sound strange but because the moon reflects from the sun is it posible that we are getting energy (Heat) from the moon into us? Have you notice when there is a full moon people are the scardest at night even though there is more light?

By: Ms Moon

Ms Moon — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:55:00 +0000

yup full moon again. Once again the bf is on the warpath. I will be spending the weekend without him once again.

I read a couple of interesting articles. One was on mating habits of animals, they are increased during a full moon. The other article explained the theory that as cavemen people would hunt during the full moon (specifically males). Therefore increased testoserone and adrenaline! So we inherit some of our genetic programming from our ancestors. I apologize if someone wrote this one in already. There are too many to read them all.

By: Phillip Forde

Phillip Forde — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:45:16 +0000

I try hard not to believe in anything that may be considered to be superstitious. So i am always sckeptical about things like this. However there is too much anecdotal evidence to deny this influence. I am a transit driver and I observe driving patterns during the day and listen to the passenger related incidents on our buses over our radio system and I say, “I bet it is a full moon.” I am always right. I dont want to believe it, but I am always right. Today after about seven close calls in a 90 minute period, I thought to myself that it must be a full moon. Well It is. I did not realize it at the time, but I was unusually agressive. I brought the bus close to most of those cars to make them acutely aware of their stupid actions. After seeing the full moon I realize that I had been affected by it also. I figured that I would research this topic on the internet. While thinking about it I recalled that as a child growing up in my homeland our female pigs would go into heat based around the lunar cycle on the day of the fullest moon is when the female’s member would be the most swollen and the most red. That was the day we would mate the pig for the best chance of conception. I dont recall a lunar mating link for our goats. Anyway I think that the moon affect some part of our brain that causes it to secrete more testosterone than usual. I believe that most of the weird behavior can be explained through increased testosterone. What I need is for some one in the scientific community to carry out the necessary tests to prove or disprove my theory. In discussions tonight with two female co-workers I was told by them that men seem to be more affected at this time than women. All these things things are interesting, but now we need the emprical data. Sorry for being long-winded, but I feel every sentence was necessary.

By: B Childs

B Childs — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:08:40 +0000

To add another voice – I have had the same issue for as long as I can remember. I find myself extremely restless, unable to sleep, and a day or two later find out that there was a full moon.

The gravity argument doesn’t make sense scientifically. But many of nature’s processes are tied to phases of the moon, so there seems to be some kind of correlation.

We just don’t know what it is. Like we do not understand the nature of consciousness, of dreams, or many of the mysteries of the universe. Not because of magic, or some supernatural force. Only because we haven’t made the effort to understand the process.

Thank you all for your testimonies here.

By: Syril

Syril — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:25:21 +0000

I was listening to a free audio from the Kryon website and it was discussed there that the full moon affected us because of magnetics (Shasta Sun). I searched the internet and this is one of those that came up. Very intriguing testimonies

By: tammy

tammy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:49:31 +0000

I’ve heard that the tides are highest during the new moon and full moon. It’s 4:39 am. My usual lack of sleep is half moon to half moon I hate being tired and not able to sleep!!! Thank god i’m not alone! I guess I have a few days left to go before sleep comes. I suppose acceptance is the key. But what to people do when they have to go to work on no sleep…or school. It has really stopped me from doing these things….Anyone else have an answer?

By: Shelle

Shelle — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:05:04 +0000

omg we just had a full moon and i usually have issues sleeping through the night, but on nights where there are a full moon i can rarely sleep at all. this past full moon i didnt get more than 90 minutes of sleep the entire night, and m friend told me that it had something to do with the full moon, so i google’d it and not only found out that the whole water/gravity thing makes so much but i also found out that it wasnt just me. haha. so it seems like an entirely normal to me. i thank every1 who contributed to this blog of sorts. i am not alone in my lunicy. ^_^

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:57:26 +0000

I have a father that does not sleep well during the full moon period. My mother says he acts different as well. I do not sleep well during this same timeline. I now have a daughter who has serious trouble sleeping during full moon cycles. Perhaps there is a connection with the REM or sleep cycles. I try to block out any light created by the full moon thinking this is causing us to wake up. All 3 of us drink alot of water and we are 70% made of water. Curious if anyone has noticed if the tides are different during a full moon cycle. Can’t blame it on caffeine as we don’t drink coffee or eat much chocolate. I try to cook foods that are not loaded with chemicals. Hoping some scientist has the answer out there.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:38:52 +0000

If moon light is created by the sun, could the position of the sun affect the gravitational pull of the moon? Think about it, if there is a half moon for example the Earth would be in the way of the sun to have any affect on the gravitational pull of the moon. But when there is a full moon, there is nothing between the moon or the sun. Does the gravitational pull of the sun have any affect on the moon?

By: Jaymie

Jaymie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:10:22 +0000

First off – i’m a skeptic of all supernatural superstitions, in fact i’m not even sure how i ended up on this page. But i have to say i find it quite uncanny that last night i was unreasonably “bitchy” all of a sudden after having dinner in the city with friends. I started getting a strange feeling when i saw the moon *approaching full state* when it finally got very dark. I guess you can say i was acting out of character.

Looking back at the nights that i clearly remember having a fullmoon *on two occasions* – both times i spent the night at my bestfriends’ house which is strange because out of 3 of the nights i spent the night, 2 of the significant nights were on a fullmooned night; the first time was the first time i slept over after i admitted i loved her a few days before, the second time was the the night i spent talking to her about her leaving school/the country after we fell apart and she cut all contact with everyone including myself for 2 whole weeks. It was the last time i opened up and had a serious talk to her before a meagre night out to the movies in attempt to put things back together and finally ever seeing her again.

The next full moon will be here in 3 days so i’ll keep an eye on how i will sleep that night since i now actually realize that i’ve woken up in the middle of the night twice on a fullmooned night.

By: Ms Moon

Ms Moon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:30:14 +0000

Ok folks so here it comes again. I go through this often. I always have. Yesterday, I was at work, and one of my peers decided to lash out at me. She happens to be bi-polar and is no longer on meds, so I thought it was just that. I have to say also, that I am feeling tired, and in a haze (which is my full moon behaviour). When the moon is full or approaching it, I tend to be bothered by other peoples negative energy and want to get away.
So after work I was driving over to my boyfriends, who has been cranky this week. On the way I notice people are cutting each other off, honking horns, and generally driving bad. I just attribute it to winter depression. I arrive at my boyfriends, hadn’t even got my coat off yet and he picks a fight and tells me to go home. This is most annoying because I have driven a half hour, and will have to drive the same time to go home. All I wanted to do is chill out.
He is still cranky and I know he will not talk to me for days.
This morning I am reading my horoscope and it mentioned the upcoming full moon. Well of course, I think back it always happens on the full moon.
I have been journalling my relationship and I know for a fact that his behaviour does change the week of the full moon. It usually starts a few days before and lasts for about a week. Some moons are worse than others. I know he has not been sleeping well since Sunday night.
There are some times when he will actually become violent. I can relate to what people are saying here. There is no doubt in my mind that it is correct.
Unfortunately, I tend to withdraw during this time. All I want to do is be quiet and reflect.
Honestly, I have to say, it does make me feel better if I can go for a drive when the moon is full. I leave the city and go out along the river. The sky is clear and it is beautiful to see the snow and the river lit up by the moon. I find if I can take the time to do this it lifts my spirits back up.
I guess the best thing is to embrace it for what it is (if you can) and go with it. It is what it is, we can not change it. The thing to do is recognize our behaviour, and knowing that it happens regardless, try to find a way to make the best of it.
For me it came at a perfect time. I was considering moving in with my boyfriend. It is not a good idea, where do I go once I give up my place and he needs to kick me out? It also is fodder for more thought. Maybe it is not the right relationship for me. To the girl with kids and you are afraid, You have to seriously consider the implications of that. My guy can be the sweetest the rest of the time. But once a month can cause a lot of damage. Especially, if he doesn’t take responsibility. I am an adult and I know how much it hurts me, I also know what it is to be afraid.
Thanks for reading and for your letters. I feel better to know I am not alone.

By: Desiree

Desiree — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:54:11 +0000

I just found this site. I’m married and every month during the full moon my husband’s behavior drastically changes. Any little thing can set him off. It’s like he goes into a rage. I have been keeping track of this for several years. It’s always when the moon is its fullest. After the full moon he becomes a different person. Things don’t bother him as much. It’s like Jekyl and Hyde. I really believe the moon can change someone’s behavior. I see it at work. We always say the moon brings out the crazies. The word lunatic comes from lunar meaning moon.

By: Memphis Blues

Memphis Blues — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:09:46 +0000

I’m a newcomer to this whole “full Moon” phenom. I too dismissed it for years when friends would talk about it’s affects. Buy 3 times in the last few months I have been compeltely unable to sleep, my heart is beating faster like somen else mentioned. I went through all of my Sleeep aid rituals frpm hot showers, chommomille tea and so forth, wchihc usually knock me out. Went into the kitchen wehre it wa lit up bright BLUE, and I thought, OMG! IT’s that Full Moon at it again! Sicne this is my 3rd time to be so wakeful on a full moon,…I googgled the moon calendar, and sure enough,
there it was JAN 11 , 2009!! I think why this can’t be proven is that it affects only certain poeple, at certain times in their lives….but hey I’m with you FUll MOON INSOMNIACS out there, this guy is powerful!

By: Mette

Mette — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:27 +0000

I really enjoyed reading all of the above! I went online to see if I could get any info reg. full moon and sleeplessness and I sure could! For the last several years I have noticed that I at certain times have been unable to fall asleep, feel like I have a fever, toss and turn in my bed, thinking like mad and feeling my heart pounding like I have eaten far to much sugar, strange dreams when I finally do fall asleep etc. but it is only recently I started connecting it with the phases of the moon. I think the water theory is very likely; however I also cannot stop thinking of the symbolic meaning of the moon, which among many, is the unconscious. Many modern disciplines within psychology does not include the concept of the unconscious or they simply reject it, but I think it is still a very valid concept in trying to get close to all which happens out side of our conscious mind, like dreams and behaviour we cant explain rationally etc. And it is my experience that this unknown territory -by a lot of people – is being felt more strongly during full moon. Then one could raise the question – but the moon is always there whether it is full or not, it is just how we perceive it through our senses that it differs. That is true, but if we still think in symbolic terms and play with the symbolic meaning of the moon to be the unconscious, then it is strongest when it is full, because we cannot ‘escape’ seeing it – we cannot escape seeing and feeling this other part we also encompass, which is the irrational, the moody, the dreamy, the emotional – all the aspects which we cannot scientifically or rationally explain. I personally believe that the tension around full moon is caused because we tend not to ‘like’ this part of our nature very much. We have build a society which has a strong focus on the rational mind, logic, mental power and a deep urge for knowing everything, be able to explain everything. So I find we have missed created a space where this other part of our being can unfold it self. But this does not mean that these other aspects of our nature go away – they just have to try and get through or get expressed when ever possible, and it seems there is a sensitivity around full moon where these aspects does get expressed, though perhaps in some broken form, because we don’t really want to deal with this part of our nature, or simply because consciously we do not know of its existence, due to it has to little recognition in our western society… Just a thought..

By: Kevin U.K

Kevin U.K — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:00:40 +0000

I’m a 42 year old male and you can guarantee when ever there is a full moon, I can’t sleep. This is no coinsidence because as far as I can remember this has always happened fron an early age. The symptons include a racing mind, I just can’t stop thinking about stuff. I also get agitated, restless and can’t keep still. Sometimes I can feel like a caged animal, not knowing what to do with myself. I can stay awake to the early hours of the morning, but I always get agitated before the night time aswell, just before the full moon. It’s nice to hear other people suffer with this aswell, but nice isn’t the correct word to use, it’s more of a curse. The water explanation is very plausible and there might be something in this, I never really thought of that before, well done.

By: kscott

kscott — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:54:30 +0000

I completely agree with everything everyone has said. The past couple of days have been so weird. All my friends have acted really weird and seemed to be completely different. My parents and I got into an arguement ans so did all of my friends and their parents’. Last night though, after the full moon was finally over, everything seemes to go back to normal. Everyone apolagized to everyone else, and it seems like nothing happened. I’ll be sure to pay closer attention to full moons in the future. OHHH yeah.. I couldn’t sleep either!

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:35:37 +0000

Well it taken awhile to find this site, but thankgod I have, my daughter has never slept on a full moon. She is 4 years old and she doesnt sleep much anyway, but when it gets to a few days before the full moon I just know when its coming, I dont even need to check. So last night she went to bed at 8.30pm and was up at 2.30am and thats it she will go more than 18 hrs + before her next sleep and it knackers me out lol I should be used to it by now, but I am not. And when I mean wide awake i mean the whole nine yards, cup of tea, brekkie everything its just soo normal for her, I wondering whether I actually had her on a full moon, that might explain why she doesnt sleep that much. But I dont no where i can find that information so if anyone knows can you drop a message in here. Take care everyone and be safe oh and try and sleep xx

By: Cancerian

Cancerian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:02:52 +0000

I have to agree! Anyone who knows me knows I sleep like a bear in winter and obnoxiously set my alarm clock 2 hours before I need to get up since I’m such a crazy deep sleeper!

However, I began noticing that about once a month I would begin waking up suddenly throughout the night or really early in the morning, unable to get back to sleep. I started tracking it 6 months ago and noticed it always happens to me a night or two before the Full Moon!

Well, I happened again last night and sure enough, there is a Full Moon tomorrow night (6/18/08).

I’ve always used the astrology excuse since My sun and moon signs are in Cancer and Cancers are ruled by the moon. I definitely feel pretty edgy and raw around the Full Moon and notice I feel extremely clear, grounded and centered around the New Moon each month. Coincidence? In my experience, I think not.

By: nathan webb

nathan webb — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:27:20 +0000

heres another thought…

Maybe its something simple – such as because people know its a full moon they expect to find it hard to sleep. I struggled the other night…. but it was not a full moon.

On the other hand, some of us know that sleeping during the day can be really hard. Maybe the reason we struggle to sleep on a full moon is because a full moon reflects more light from our beloved sun and “thats” whats keeping us awake? Especially if you dont have curtains and its blaring right through your window!