Why Do People Go Crazy During a Full Moon?

Have you ever heard that people go crazy during a full Moon? What's going on to cause all this lunacy? Or maybe, just maybe, it's all a myth and nothing special ever happens during full moons.

[Raditzdm]

I work as a CNA in a nursing home for veterans. I have no explanation for it, but we have more PTSD episodes and erratic behavior on the nights of full moons; so much so that we staff accordingly for it. Just an experience I wished to share.

[Elsisalittleconcerned]

I honestly never really believed in the full moon lunacy thing until I started working with kids. Things always get *really* wild and patience tested whenever there’s a full moon. Things seem to happen all at once, and it gets hellish. I know it’s probably confirmation bias but the staff collectively cringes whenever we realize we’re working when there’s a full moon.

[bida]

it is harder to get to sleep and remain asleep when the moon is full, happens to me every time...

[rrfirefly]

My uncle was in a nursing home for several years. The staff at the facility swore that on evenings with a full moon there was a noticeable change in the behavior of the residents. They would act oddly and some of them were making strange outbursts when normally they would not.

[nickmarkham]

MY GREAT GREAT UNCLE BERT WAS ONCE KICKED BY AN OSTRICH AT A ZOO IN NORWAY DURING A FULL MOON AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THE MOON HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT?

[risabug]

I'm a nurse in a hospital. I had 3 patients out of 5 with THE WORST behavior the last 2 days during the full Blue moon.

[AnDitaLee]

I have a strong draw towards logic but to only embrace this aspect of life is to miss more than a little of what we are here to experience. There are many worthwhile endeavors that require us to put logic aside and simply allow experiential reality... to fall in love is the least logical thing we could ever do but for many it is the most rewarding experience and meaningful experience of their life. To be whole is to embrace all aspects of the self. This mean the duality of the known and the unknown. The moon definitely effects me and I don’t need science to prove it. After all, our basis of understanding can only reach as far as our current level of development. Before we discovered electricity a person would have thought it was magic, now we know it isn’t. There will come a time when we have tools to describe paranormal phenomena with science. We just are not there yet. So, if the moon effects you, for good or bad, this is useful information and it should not be overlooked or dismissed simply bc it doesn’t fit the current science.

[ChiefClickClack]

The electromagnetic force is 10^39 stronger than the gravitational force...the sun can influence the planets via electromagnetism, and our brains and hearts are connected to the earth via electromagnetism...you get the point - it's actually pretty obvious and straightforward!

[dammi]

Very simple explanation, it’s based on human evolution. In order to survive, our ancestors had to stay alert on full moons because there is greater visibility during night and great threat from humans of other tribes. This is why people are less sleepy, more alert, anxious and aggressive during full moons.

[mattmckq]

Can you do a video on why girls don't like me :(

[thatpoetbobbymask]

I think it is the extra uv rays reflecting off of the moon giving us a more energized state when we should be tired causing us to be agitated.

[aladinin]

The moon phase does have an effect on human behaviour and when in it`s full moon phase over 3 days, It charges the atmosphere with positive ions. Positive ion charge effects 75% of the population in a negative way.. ie, irritable, depressed, excitable, anxious. The 25% remaining feel the effect in a pleasant way.

[SoulStarr-oyvr]

It drives my anxiety crazy every full moon....

[richards]

Have you ever wondered what would happen to werewolves in space…. What if there was a werewolf ON the moon? What about a Martian werewolf having to contend with both Phobos AND Deimos. What about a werewolf on say Titan where there are lots of moons running around the sky…

[FolkBoyify]

Standing right outside a full moon right now.. Absolutely beautiful

[violetmakingit]

There is definitely something that happens with the moon.... I feel off, kind of like pms, anxiety, like blah feeling... That’s not my normal, but it’s a thing with the full moon.

[Oceansx]

If you have worked at a hospital on a full moon you know what’s up.

[KeswickCamp]

It has nothing to do with it being close or far, it's that it's full. I work with kids and they are extra psychotic during a full moon

[WeaselWeaselW]

Are we experiencing tidal forces on our internal organ juices

[tiffanyevans]

I feel very off during the full Moon... I never know what’s wrong with me, until my friend reminds me of the Full Moon... I feel this way for about 3days... I don’t like this feeling because I don’t feel like myself... Weird!