Does a fullmoon really affect a person's behavior?
By eljayo
@eljayo (1105)
Philippines
May 6, 2012 7:14am CST
Hi guys!There's been an info I remembered regarding a full-moon and its effect to a person's behavior.It explains that water in the body is also affected when there is a full moon. This is really true to animals but to humans I still don't know, although yahoo news release a report that says its only a myth. My sister worked before at a psychiatric hospital and has observed that patient's behavior there are really affected when there is a full moon, there bizarre behavior is observed and becomes worse.Well, what do you think?IS this a myth or a fact.?
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11 responses
@KOSTAS499 (1624)
• Greece
5 Jun 12
I say it does, because it happens to me. I am very happy when it's full moon. Sometimes I wonder why I feel so good and go out only to find out that it is a full moon. I always smile for about a week.
@Suebee (2013)
• Canada
7 May 12
I think it definitely affects the behaviour of humans. When I worked as a computer operator in a police station it was always so much busier on a full moon. We were run off our feet and cops were bring people in left, right and centre.
I've worked in a nursing home for the past 16 years and people definitely have their behaviour affected by the full moon, especially on the Alzheimer Ward. It may not have been proven but it certainly has been observed by many.
@celticeagle (159474)
• Boise, Idaho
6 May 12
I have heard of such behavior also. The full moon seems to have a pull on people's behavior. Not sure why. I used to work as a cocktail waitress when I was young. I found that during a full moon there were more fights and weird occurences. I believe it to be a fact.
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
7 May 12
Not sure, but there are folklords said and some scientist research said that the moon close to earth cause some magnetic pulling like seaside tide seaside rise, maybe cause some electric imbalance in some people. Some people said in the looney hospital and also prison cells , full moon appearance will cause more violent eposide also.Sometime full mooon also cause more accidents and injuries in side the emergency room in hospitals.
@Rick1950 (1575)
• Lima, Peru
6 May 12
Well, I think that all what a person sees could affect him, but this happens different in each person, because we have different feelings. If one can has a bad feeling when he the moon sees, is possible; however another one can have a feeling of happiness and a last one of sadness. Perhaps this is the reason why some people become worse when there is fullmoon.
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
7 May 12
It is a fact which modern science can't still find out how and they named it as myth. Many in this universes are beyond our perception and imagination. Like those, change in mood during the moon change too present. In some medicinal systems which are the modern science people termed as 'auxiliary medicine' has those explained well in their subjects. And with that they are curing too.
@phoenix35 (384)
• Philippines
6 May 12
Definitely a myth. The moon has nothing to do with one's behavior :)
@edisonbanglos (389)
• Philippines
6 May 12
well i think too that it's just a myth.. i have seen like that before but just on movies.. as far as i know, it's the waves of the ocean that changes its behaviour during full moon.. anyway, thanks for posting this here.. this will be another research to do.. sygyzy happened in our country today and i saw the moon.. it's so bright and so big :))
@vaishnavc (556)
• India
6 May 12
I have heard it too.
But i don't really know if it really affects a human being unless he/she is a werewolf.
@ShyBear88 (59296)
• Sterling, Virginia
6 May 12
I think its a myth, yeah people tend to act up on a full moon or so it seems probably because people are paying more attention on those nights because of the myths. I've never acted up on those nights. Last night there was one I didn't do anything outside of my norm either did my husband or 15 month old. Any time there is a full moon I've acted like myself and the same with everyone else I know.
@ShadowSky (221)
• Bulgaria
6 May 12
I think it's a myth but sometimes I see people with mental illnesses get affected by it but I still believe the effect is just psychological and the full moon can't really affect one's behavior. If a person believes that the full moon has to have some negative effect than they actually get negative effect just because they believe they should . I don't understand however why people who are not well get this result more often that others. Maybe it's because they psyche is weaker...
