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What Your Nervous System Is Doing Leading Up to the Full Moon

Feeling off? Jaw tight, emotional, or buzzing? Here’s the grounded science behind why your nervous system reacts before the full moon.

Chelsea M. Thacker · December 3, 2025

Feeling off? Jaw tight, emotional, or buzzing? Here’s the grounded science behind why your nervous system reacts before the full moon.

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