Dark side of Meditation

[esholars]

The dark side of meditation and mindfulness: Treatment can trigger mania, depression and psychosis, new book claims

Theory is that techniques help relieve stress and live for the moment
But 60% of us have apparently suffered at least one negative side effect
Experts: Shortage of rigorous statistical studies into the negative effects of meditation is a 'scandal'

By Harriet Crawford For The Daily Mail
Published: 05:56 EST, 22 May 2015 | Updated: 10:20 EST, 22 May 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/articl...z3asyTJYvI

[Eagle1]

Oh, but of course. we have to demonize non-drug treatments. Wonder who the funding company was of this article.

[Nanny]

Eagle1, bingo.
Sure, there's exceptions to everything because there's some folks that could have Creator touching them literally and they're so far gone inside that they are beyond the point of no return, sort of thing. BUT...demonize everything good, healing, kind, modest,and positive.

[ThePaladin]

I read the article and it was woefully lacking in details of the study itself, like how it was set up, was there a control group, what their hypothesis was in the first place, etc. It appears they looked at prisoners who began meditating. Why not look at those monks who spend their lives in meditation? Might it be they had an idea, an opinion of meditating and the looked until they found "proof" to back up their opinion?

Is there a negative side to meditation? I doubt it.