Brainwave Entertainment: Bad Side-Effects , page 1

reply to post by blueblue7777

I'm glad to hear that there appears to be nothing wrong with you physically, but don't let that stop you if you feel the need to pursue another opinion. Outside that, meditation is an option but please understand that it shouldn't be viewed as any kind of replacement for proper medical care. And I can't make any guarantee that it will help you feel better. I'm basing this on personal experience, but we are all different. How you proceed is up to you so take care.

What sort of meditation to try is a personal choice as to what's comfortable. Research the chakras and go from there. I wouldn't recommend long periods since being comfortable is the goal. You can start simply by playing some relaxing music, sitting crossed legged on the floor, hands resting on your knees and focus on your breathing. Your stomach extends with each inhale and retracts with each exhale. After a few minutes you should feel calm and relaxed. Given time and practice, your energy can be more balanced.

Now a note about different states of existence. Binaural beats and meditation serve to influence the brain to operate within a specific state, nothing unnatural. The main states are Beta (wide awake), Alpha (awake and relaxed), Theta (light sleep, dreaming) and Delta (deep. dreamless sleep) each corresponding to frequencies of waves. Binaurals use specific frequencies to "line up" brain waves to the desired state, meditation does the same but more slowly and more along a natural curve. Your brain exists in all these states at all times, but with prevalence depending on your state of awareness. The deeper the state goes, the more subconscious. If certain states are more active at the wrong time it can produce sleep disturbances, paranoia, depression, hallucinations and so on. This is where meditation may help in aligning your brainwaves to a more natural state.

But, again, go slow and be cautious. Focus on feeling balanced and comfortable. If you find yourself feeling worse, see a doctor and please insist on further testing. And don't be ashamed to seek psychiatric care if you feel depressed or anxious. This would be entirely opposite the intended effect of any meditation.

As for the pineal, I seriously doubt there's any damage done. Think of it this way, it's called the third eye and it's been blind most of your life. The binaural beats likely threw up the shades and sent it into a state of shock because it does react to certain frequencies of sound with greater or lesser intensity depending on age and its general state. This is not something you generally need to fear from standard meditation as it is hard to force the mind in this way. Start from the bottom up, focusing on your base/root chakra first to help attain a sense of balance and even things out.

Hopefully you feel better soon.