Like in the title, I think that therapies like meditation and hypnosis are valuable; however, I also believe that they are mostly driven by psychological state rather than an external chemical stimulus like a drug. I got my wife very angry by calmly saying this. I have a PhD in medicinal chemistry so I'm not a layman in terms of pharmaceutical medicine. AITA? My feelings are that if any other expert/scientist was expressing their scepticism, she would respect their expert opinion; however, with me their is a lack of respect.