Clearing Trapped Emotions

Many of us can relate to the phrase emotional baggage. It seems as though everyone has at least some. Dr. Bradley Nelson, creator of the Emotion Code, calls emotional baggage “trapped emotions.” According to Nelson, emotional energy can become trapped in the body when we are overwhelmed or traumatized, experienc a difficult or painful event, or are unable to process emotions fully.

Blocking, or stuffing an emotion can cause it to become trapped, as well. These trapped emotions can stymie our physical, emotional and mental well-being, our relationships and our ability to fully express ourselves through creativity, work or play. They also can interfere with the healthy flow of life energy in the body, leaving us feeling tired or even exhausted as our energy is spent maintaining all of this baggage, even though we don’t realize it.

Some of the many emotions that we might experience are anger, sadness, loss, depression, anxiety, fear and worry. Each has a specific vibration energy or frequency, so if we are feeling an intense emotion, our whole body can take on the frequency, and that energy can then become stuck in the body, so that even long after the event has passed, it is still with us and becomes what Nelson calls a trapped emotion, interfering with the body’s ability to function fully and normally.