The full moon can affect people in different ways. Does the full moon affect our sleep? How about the cycles of the moon? A lot of disorders seem to follow the phases of the moon. While the moon is full, some people may suffer from insomnia, nightmares, strange dreams, and some people even sleepwalk. There is one more interesting fact that some people sleep better when the moon is full, even if its shine falls into their faces.

There is no doubt the phases of the moon do have an effect on the mind. In fact, the Moon has influenced life and the mind of Man since the beginning of time. The cavemen thought the moon was a God, and it’s depicted in many cave drawings. Many cultures, down through the ages, credited the moon with a great deal of influence. Even today, many of the New Age religions worship the Moon. Followers of astrology attribute a great deal of significance to the moon’s cycles. And the Pagan/Wiccan religion, for instance, is very moon-oriented.

The moon does have a certain magnetic attraction which can cause tides, but recent studies show that the magnetic pull of the moon can also affect people’s moods, and their brain activity. About your problem, I just got through reading this article suggesting that a full moon, or a phase close to such, excites the brain’s neuro-impulses, exciting the brain, and making it harder to sleep. neuro researchers think that because of the relationship between electricity and magnetism, the magnetic property of the moon can cause in increased amount of brain activity.

With all these many associations to the moon, it should come as no surprise that, when the moon is full, some people suffer from insomnia, others suffer from strange dreams and nightmares and some people sleepwalk. And others, for some reason, sleep better when the moon is full, even if it’s shining on the bed through an open blind.