Is the full moon to blame for this?

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This week from Tuesday/Wednesday onwards, I’ve felt really emotional, quite weepy and now just fed up and a bit down, no particular reason, also v sensitive.
My friend said it’s the recent full moons and Scorpio or something. I always dismissed this before, but have been finding info about full moons quite interesting.

Anyone else been the same this week?

Or is it all a load of nonsense?

Not sure about the Moon, but I've been down and depressed lately and just meh.
I put mine down to age and generally feeling fed up with life , but could be other reasons at play and the moon is as good a start as any !

It’s not the moon lol something is obviously bothering you even if you don’t realise what it is.

@the80sweregreat Yes feel the same tbh but trying to fight it, has been worse this week though

Been really low, but it's mostly life pressures ( usual things, money etc)
I read once that the moon and ladies periods are linked , but not sure how that works.
(Someone was waffling on about it at work once , but not sure what it all meant )
The moon controls the tides , but I've never understood the science behind this either

I work in dementia and know when it's coming up to a full moon. Residents become more confused than normal.

Could be to do with gravitational pressure etc, could also be because it’s fricking cold 🥶

The weather isn't helping I suppose
I loath it too hot , but even I'd like one nice sunny day ( just not boiling hot!)
It hasn't been a good spring in the UK so far

The full moon thing is real, I worked in a hospital and used to dread nights on a full moon, it sent everyone barmy - even the patients that were not normally confused would start playing up

Isn't the word ' lunatic' to do with Luna ( moon?) Latin or something?
When people would become werewolf's?

I used to work for the police (civilian) and full moon nights were always the busiest. Especially when the full moon was at a weekend when people tended to be out drinking anyway.

I know nothing about the moon link but I’ve been really down since Wednesday night, unusually so. I actually had an anxiety attack for the first time in ten years on Wednesday evening.

Off to do some reading on the link between the two, sounds interesting!

It's been statistically proven that full moon nights are not busier for crime or hospitals, but confirmation bias is a powerful thing.

I am astonished by this thread. I initially read it for a joke and assumed it would be full of astrology nuts. However, I must swallow my pride. The posts from the hospital and care home workers really surprised me.
I am usually a calm person but sent my husband an emotional, “melt down” email recently (not against him, just about life in general) and, I just checked now, I sent that email on a full moon!!!

There are actually a few studies that suggest a correlation, but far more credible, large-scale meta-analyses that suggest there’s none. A Finnish study suggested homicide rates dropped at full moon.

@DrunkenElephant So sorry 😔
I feel similar, up two night at four in the morning, just having total anxiety about everything..my Dd, my parents, just every worry possible. On Wednesday morning I was out with my parents and a protest went by and I burst into tears 🤷🏻‍♀️felt completely overcome with emotion, really odd

No it’s nothing to do with the moon 🙈

@brunettemic How do you know?

I worked in a school and the full moon meant horrendous behaviour! We all dreaded it. It’s a thing.

Work on a mental health unit, things defintely ramp up at a full moon.

Brings out the twats, entitled and demanding imo.

I didn't realise it was a full moon, but I was really emotional Wednesday and Thursday, unusually teary.
When I worked in creche's, I could always tell it was a full moon by the children's behaviour so even though I'm not superstitious I do think it affects behaviour

Our bodies are something like 50% water. The moon affects the ebb and flow of water. Thus it’s believed the moon also affects our moods 🤷‍♀️

It is definitely real. I also feel totally hyper when there is a full moon, waking up through the night having weird dreams and feeling strange.
This week has been worse than usual with the anxiety though.

i can't sleep well when it's full moon . I struggle to fall asleep and twist and turn and normally i'm out by 9:30pm

But now during full moon . Will take me till 2-3am to fall asleep then i'm tired and grumpy next day ...

It doesn't seem to be logical and I know there's been studies that indicate there's no correlation between a full moon and higher rates of crime or behaviour.

But...... I've worked in care homes for a fair amount of time, on nights mainly and it did always seem like the nights that were busy with people more unsettled, restless or confused were a full moon. Though it may just have been you remember the nights like that, that were a full moon, but not what phase the moon was in when you had other nights like that - because it wasn't a full moon.

The moon controls the tides , but I've never understood the science behind this either

@the80sweregreat I think it's something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon against the water? Although not entirely sure!