Trapped emotions refer to unresolved emotional experiences that are believed to become lodged or “trapped” in the body or energy system. This concept is often associated with alternative and complementary healing modalities such as energy psychology or energy medicine.

When people, or even animals, experience intense emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, shame, or anything else, these emotions may not be fully processed or released, especially during a traumatic experience.

An emotion may become stuck, or trapped, within the physical or energetic bodies when we are unable to process them at the time. These trapped emotions disrupt the natural flow of energy, potentially leading to physical, mental, or emotional imbalances or disease. Stuck emotions can lead to physical or emotional pain, anxiety, depression, diseases, illnesses, or even cancer.

For example, in 2004, the actor Christopher Reeve died from heart failure and in 2005, ten months after the death of her husband, Dana Reeve announced that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Dana had never smoked so why did she get lung cancer?

Different organs are responsible for different emotions and the lungs are associated with grief, sadness, sorrow, etc. Although it is impossible to prove, many believe that Dana became vulnerable to a lung-related disease due to unprocessed grief over the passing of her husband.

Practitioners who work with trapped emotions often use techniques like energy healing, bodywork, or emotional release exercises to identify and release these trapped emotions. They may use methods such as muscle testing, intuitive guidance, or subtle energy techniques to locate and release the trapped emotions.

One Emotion Code or Body Code session can release what may take years with the more traditional therapies. However, it is not to say that other therapies are not helpful. For example, when stuck emotions are cleared from someone it can be very beneficial to work with a counsellor, or some other form of talk therapy, to help process and integrate a healing session.