Full Moon linked to poor sleep

[gadamsgrega2]

So I was doing some reading lately since the full moon is tomorrow and wondered if any of you might experience poor sleep quality, and even depression & anxiety during the times the Full moon is approaching...

For me - it's like clock work! When the full moon is just about to happen is when i'm at my worst sleep... This will end up causing anxiety issues for me the next day after the messed up sleep... anyone else want to chime in about this topic? would love to hear more...

 

[Cuchculan]

No. I can't say I would blame anything on the moon at all. I am sure some might. People who want to sell books. Think a lot of people who sleep badly would do so all the time. Not just during a full moon. If we used that theory most of us should be fine most of the year. Except when there was a full moon out there. Good luck if you believe all of that. Just not something I buy into.

 

[gadamsgrega2]

Here's some of what I was reading... Sure it may be superstitious stuff and not facts but I can say that around my office, I hear people more then often around this time say that had poor sleep quality..

Why do I feel so bad during full moon?

While the moon's magnetic effect is not creating a physical movement of water in our bodies (according to science), it could be bringing heightened emotions to surface. At the full moon, there is an additional brightness to the night sky. ... You may find yourself feeling anxious or emotionally upset.

Does full moon affect sleep?

Those observed during a full moon had lower sleep efficiency, less deep sleep, and delayed time reaching REM sleep. In perhaps the most extensive study on this topic, researchers analyzed sleep patterns9 in three indigenous Argentinian communities and 464 American college students living in a major city.

 

[TruthHurts]

Here's some of what I was reading... Sure it may be superstitious stuff and not facts but I can say that around my office, I hear people more then often around this time say that had poor sleep quality..

Why do I feel so bad during full moon?

While the moon's magnetic effect is not creating a physical movement of water in our bodies (according to science), it could be bringing heightened emotions to surface. At the full moon, there is an additional brightness to the night sky. ... You may find yourself feeling anxious or emotionally upset.

Does full moon affect sleep?

Those observed during a full moon had lower sleep efficiency, less deep sleep, and delayed time reaching REM sleep. In perhaps the most extensive study on this topic, researchers analyzed sleep patterns9 in three indigenous Argentinian communities and 464 American college students living in a major city.

I actually enjoy the sky when it's lit up at night. You will not even notice this when you are in the house with your curtains closed.

 

[Cuchculan]

I am into astronomy. Have a telescope. Love looking at the night sky. Just don't buy into any of this stuff that the moon or the stars play a part in our life to the extent of how we are feeling.

 

[Buship]

The gravitational effects of moon phases are really misunderstood and often nonsense, but the sky is brighter at night when the moon is full or fullish so I guess if you were particularly sensitive to light while sleeping it might have an effect. I can’t see there being any effects that a set of blackout curtains wouldn’t fix though.

 

[bin_tenn]

No. I can't say I would blame anything on the moon at all. I am sure some might. People who want to sell books. Think a lot of people who sleep badly would do so all the time. Not just during a full moon. If we used that theory most of us should be fine most of the year. Except when there was a full moon out there. Good luck if you believe all of that. Just not something I buy into.

Same here. I think it's akin to the idea that "Monday is the worst day", and similar common beliefs. It's so engrained in our minds from an early age that we believe it without thinking about it, and we feel like it has some truth to it. The reality is (IMO) Monday is just like any other day of the week. And the moon has nothing to do with mood/sleep. And so on.

 

[Buship]

I personally think developing a skeptical mind and proper critical thinking thinking skills are very helpful in dealing with anxiety as long as you don’t get lost in the conspiracy rabbits holes.

Stuff like the effects of moon phases (or lack thereof) are great things to learn about because the common beliefs surrounding them are almost all false. It’s interesting to learn stuff about how tides actually work and researching things like this helps to train your mind to question things in the right way.

Things like sleep trials can be unreliable because they often rely on self reported outcomes and depending how the trail is set up it can lead to results that are practically worthless. Without seeing the original study referred to it’s hard to say but individual papers are something to be cautious About.