An old falsehood about full moons is still being promoted by people who are either naive about science or anti-science.

From History.com:

"Since ancient times, full moons have been associated with odd or insane behavior ... Even today, despite studies discrediting the hypothesis, some people think full moons make everyone a little loony."

https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-myths-and-theories-about-the-moon

From Florida Today:

"It has been said that, because the moon influences the ocean tides on Earth, it can also raise and lower emotional 'tides' in human beings. That, according to this myth, makes folks behave strangely, and is the reason for the recorded uptick in crime on full-moon nights.'As fun as it is to think we’re all part werewolf, the reality is the full moon just provides more light for criminal activity."

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/07/07/moon-facts-myths-true-false-dark-side-gravity/1195790001/

From Live Science:

"'It must be a full moon,' is a phrase heard whenever crazy things happen and is said by researchers to be muttered commonly by late-night cops, psychiatry staff and emergency room personnel.

In fact a host of studies over the years have aimed at teasing out any statistical connection between the moon — particularly the full moon — and human biology or behavior. The majority of sound studies find no connection, while some have proved inconclusive, and many that purported to reveal connections turned out to involve flawed methods or have never been reproduced."

https://www.livescience.com/7899-moon-myths-truth-lunar-effects.html

From the American Journal of Emergency Medicine:

"To determine if there is any effect of the full moon on emergency department (ED) patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit, a retrospective analysis of the hospital electronic records of all patients seen in an ED during a 4-year period was conducted in an ED of a suburban community hospital. A full moon occurred 49 times during the 4-year study period. There were 150,999 patient visits to the ED during the study period, of which 34,649 patients arrived by ambulance. A total of 35,087 patients was admitted to the hospital and 11,278 patients were admitted to a monitored unit. No significant differences were found in total patient visits, ambulance runs, admissions to the hospital, or admissions to a monitored unit on days of the full moon. The occurrence of a full moon has no effect on ED patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735675796901242

From Science Daily:

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114255.htm

From Scientific American:

"So if the lunar lunacy effect is merely an astronomical and psychological urban legend, why is it so widespread? There are several probable reasons. Media coverage almost surely plays a role. Scores of Hollywood horror flicks portray full-moon nights as peak times of spooky occurrences such as stabbings, shootings and psychotic behaviors.

Perhaps more important, research demonstrates that many people fall prey to a phenomenon that University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologists Loren and Jean Chapman termed 'illusory correlation — the perception of an association that does not in fact exist. For example, many people who have joint pain insist that their pain increases during rainy weather, although research disconfirms this assertion. Much like the watery mirages we observe on freeways during hot summer days, illusory correlations can fool us into perceiving phenomena in their absence."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunacy-and-the-full-moon/

From the BBC:

"So if the evidence for any link is so slim, why are so many people convinced it’s a real phenomenon? It could be an example of the confirmation bias, where people are more likely to notice and remember information which fits in with what they already believe."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131029-does-a-full-moon-make-people-mad

In short, the claim that a full moon causes changes in human behavior is folklore, and the claim has been scientifically debunked.

If people misbehave or act "crazy" during a full moon, then it is because they choose of their own free will to misbehave or to act "crazy".

Yep, I turned into a Wolf earlier and scoffed a few characters also! Costing me a fortune, bursting out of these designer jeans, shirts, etc, but what can a guy do, every four weeks?

Scott Howard, is that you?

Nope! The last time I saw you David, you had an ALF picture on your profile!

My natural Melmacian awesomeness was to much for some Humans to endure.
So, I reverted to an image of me in Human guise.

No probs David. Hope everything is ok with you though?

Honestly, the bats and monkeys in my area become more vicious when it's full moon 🦇🤷‍♀️

That animals might react to the additional moonlight has been considered by scientists studying the aforementioned topic.

My brother worked on an adult acute psychiatric ward and it was a matter of record that admissions increased significantly over the course of a full moon. Perhaps the psychotics didn't know they weren't supposed to react to it, or perhaps they believed that they should.

Maybe it was the intense light that triggered them.

A blue moon is when there are two full moons in a month and occurs every 19 years

the romans said it brought anxiety

LOL, yes, animals react, the tides do, plants do, but humans don't. That's GOOD science, sure...

Exactly!
I think some people rely solely on science -which always lags behind- as they've lost touch with their heart and intuition, which is the normal state of being of our species. I guess science is a safe buoy where feelings and intuition are scary.

My mom worked in many hospitals and psych wards -very scientific lady -said there was absolutely a connection between full moon and behavior.

Everything affects everything else somehow -though more or less negligibly at various times. It's all interconnected.

When gardening, I've seen slow-growing seedlings grow several inches overnight during lightning storms.

There is even evidence that wireless devices interrupt your ability to think correctly (not to mention health problems).

Thus, my point has been demonstrated.

You're all loony

Nick...Humans are animals too. We certainly are not plants or bacteria.

I figure an increase in specific behavior is attributed to the fact there is more light which disrupts the 'night effect' of calming down in the darkness.

A true test of the effects of full Moons on behavior could be to track the incidences against clear sky full Moons and overcast full Moons.

Humans do not normally possess great night vision. We are omnivorous with predatory body style but we are fragile. Night (darkness) causes us to slow down and take extra care. Darkness kinda triggers sleep mode. The brighter the night, the more active we stay.
The full Moon breaks our 'normalcy' and we do things at night we usually do not. Not because of the Moon but because there is more light.

For most of us the additional light doesn't really affect us much but some people can be affected where it causes them to act with less discipline because their internal guidance is disrupted.

Its kinda like when the Sun is obscured by clouds people get moody and depressed.
We are 'conditioned' to Earth-like light patterns and when they are different from the norm we are different from the norm.

Well, that is why Mingle2's uniform is this:

OH OH!!! My post was sarcasm. I was pointing out that the subtext of what was put forward was that the moon affects all of those things, but mysteriously has no effect on humans. Surely that makes no sense!

I keep forgetting sarcasm doesn't always play in writing, or I need to do it a LOT BETTER, lol...

Dave nice post
The moonlight it has always brought out the romantic side in me Out and rain dose the same, thing Not to meny romantic souls on Mingle2 Lol just a few there who they are Coldersky🖐🥰