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I have read many websites, articles, etc. on the good effects of meditation, and even studies revealing that buddhist monks with thousands of hours 'logged' into meditation increases their gamma ray output (related to conciousness, IE a higher state of conciousness) as well as increased activity in the frontal left lobes (which is where the emotion of happiness comes from), etc.

Anyway, someone mentioned to me that meditation can bring about bad effects too, and that the lack of breathing can even lead to extensive brain damage and cellular destruction... (this, I did not know)

I tried to basically google "bad effects of meditation", and more found stories of people going 'crazy' and committing suicide, or becoming 'depersonalized' or 'out of touch with reality' (which, I do not fear any of those things happening to me)

But I did not really find anything on meditation causing brain damage. Does anyone here know if the lack/shortness in breathing can actually lead to brain damage, or if this is merely misinformation from my friend...? (also, if it is true, at what point would it actually happen, and how high is the risk of this actually happening? I imagine, if it is true, it must be an extremely low percentage based on how highly recommended meditation is to mental health from many sources...)