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I know a medical practitioner who practices what is supposed to be a hybrid of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness but in fact, what they do is actually far more therapy than mindfulness and I felt that they had no understanding of meditation. They also said that sometimes they "hate meditating."

Well, I’m not a US citizen or resident, so I doubt US law applies to what I write. And @Tavs, to whom comments in the thread were addressed, seems to be resident in the UK.

When I say there isn’t much doctors coverage of this area, I mean from a practical perspective. I have spoken to a half a dozen psychiatrists in the last ten years, and while most of them had heard of mindfulness, none were interested in talking about the practical effects of meditation. Mostly they want to talk about pills, the medication you’re taking.

I don’t mind being up front about qualifications. I’m not a medical professional, but I am an expert by experience. And there is nothing wrong with sharing experiences.

@IdleChater said:
It would be the OP's right to sue your ass off if they take your advice, and they are psychologically injured as a result. The owners of the site could be sued as well.

End of the site. End of our community. End of your savings.

I was going to stay out of this because I said my piece already. But that's not correct. Section 230 protects the forum and the site. Not only that, but the OP would bear a significant amount of legal responsibility for deciding to take medical advice from an unverified source online.

But the OP would never sue anybody, because he is a member of our community who shared his thoughts in good faith. More than one person responded that seeing a medical professional was first and foremost. And Tavs certainly wasn't asking about any kind of dosage for anything, so the diabetes comment is false equivalency.

With multiple people reminding Tavs that a doctor was necessary up front, the air was cleared for others to share their thoughts in loving-kindness, which I believe is the point of the forum.

@Jeroen said:

it is a fact that the intersection of mental health and meditation is not an area that is well served with knowledgeable doctors at the moment.

Not a fact at all jeron, and it's irresponsible to make any statement that would erode confidence in modern medicine, especially in the area of mental health.

There are plenty of psychologists and psychiatrists that are familiar with Buddhist meditation methods and are able to integrate that into more traditional modalities.

There are schools that include this in their curriculum. Naropa has a complete program around it.

Lemme ask you a question - if someone, with diabetes, came in here with questions about what insulin dosage they should use, what would you prescribe?

An awful lot of medical advice being given, by people unqualified for it.

@Tavs: If you're having mental health issues, take them to a doctor and not a forum like this.

Exactly so! @Ren_in_black

You will never have an absolutely 'clear' mind/body/emotional vehicle but if your spice rack is either simple or multi-varied, you can cook.

It depends on how committed and serious you are in your art/practice/changing understanding...

For example: Being 'mindless' denotes the idiocy of many people. It is also a form of samadhi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samadhi