full moon, can't sleep
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- SunSunSun0
Apparently there have been scientific studies about this and they've all drawn pretty inconclusive results. Most people are really skeptical about it which I understand.
I personally think there is something in it with the history surrounding it and my own experience:
I never have trouble sleeping. If I do, I know the reason ie. coffee or mega stress or whatever. The times when I have absolutely no reason to be sleepless and I'm physically tired I'll check the moon cycle and it's always full or almost full.
So from my own experience I would say there's something in it.
- d_rek0
A lot of astrology directly correlates lunar cycles to energy levels. My sign - cancer - is said to be governed by the moon, and that a cancer's energy levels wax and wane with the moon.
Take what stock in that you will. I have to generally agree with you though and have noticed that when the moon is at it's fullest I tend to feel more energized / aware / alert than when it is a merely a sliver. I know it probably sounds like horse shit and you could attribute energy level to a million different things but... whatever, it's kind of fun to think that this giant rock in the sky impacts life on earth.
- i_monk0
There's a lot of research showing that light in the evening/night is enough to alter sleep patterns. Before the rise of indoor lighting, people went to bed when it was too dark to see without a candle, but then they would wake up for a few hours in the middle of the night, socializing, eating, and having sex, then got back to bed until the morning.
Sometimes I notice I have trouble sleeping around the time of a full moon, but this week I've slept like a log, and I'm sleeping in an extra hour or two each morning instead of going to the gym.