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The #1 Subconscious Belief That's Keeping You From Everything You Want | Dr. Bradley Nelson

The #1 Subconscious Belief That's Keeping You From Everything You Want | Dr. Bradley Nelson

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Dr. Bradley Nelson, creator of The Emotion Code, posits that 90% of physical pain stems from "emotional baggage," which he defines as trapped emotions that distort the body's energy field. He asserts that these unexpressed emotions are the primary cause of mental and emotional health issues like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Nelson shares a compelling case of a patient whose severe back pain vanished instantly after releasing a 20-year-old trapped emotion of anger related to being wrongly accused. This release also resolved his chronic rage, demonstrating how trapped emotions can manifest as physical ailments and persistent emotional states.

Nelson further explains that a "heart wall," built from negative emotional experiences, affects 93% of people, hindering their ability to find love and access their full potential. He recounts how removing a heart wall instantly cured a woman's chronic neck pain and, weeks later, led her to reconnect with a childhood sweetheart, saving her marriage. He emphasizes that understanding and releasing this emotional baggage, accessible through methods like The Emotion Code, is key to unlocking physical health, emotional freedom, and a life aligned with one's true self.

Short Highlights

  • 90% of physical pain is attributed to "emotional baggage" or trapped emotions.
  • Trapped emotions are the primary cause of depression, anxiety, phobias, PTSD, and other mental health issues.
  • A "heart wall," built from negative emotional experiences, affects 93% of people and blocks love and potential.
  • Releasing trapped emotions can instantly alleviate physical pain and resolve chronic emotional states.
  • The subconscious mind is a powerful computer that stores all experiences and can be queried for healing.
  • Animals can also suffer from and be healed of trapped emotions.
  • The Emotion Code, Heart Code, and Body Code offer methods to identify and release emotional baggage.

Key Details

The Pervasive Impact of Emotional Baggage [00:00:00]

  • Dr. Bradley Nelson claims that 90% of physical pain originates from "emotional baggage."
  • He identifies this baggage as the "single biggest common denominator" for physical, mental, and emotional difficulties.
  • Emotional baggage is presented as the primary underlying cause of conditions like depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, PTSD, and eating disorders.

    "90% of all the physical pain that people have is due to emotional baggage."

The Heart Wall Phenomenon [00:01:00]

  • Nelson states that 93% of people have a "heart wall" without knowing it.
  • This heart wall is built to protect the heart after experiencing emotional pain, such as a broken heart.
  • When a heart wall is removed, people often find love and experience a shift in their emotional state.

    "93% of people have a heart wall and don't know it."

Unworthiness: A Core Limiting Belief [00:01:30]

  • The most common negative subconscious belief hindering people's potential is a feeling of "unworthiness" or "undeserving."
  • This belief can stem from environmental conditioning, ancestral beliefs, parental language, or media exposure.
  • Ancestral emotional baggage, such as poverty or being jilted, can be inherited and influence current feelings of unworthiness or financial difficulties.

    "I would say that when it comes to belief, probably the thing that we see the most is feelings of unworthiness, right? Undeserving."

Energy, Frequency, and Vibration [00:03:00]

  • Nelson references Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla on the importance of energy, frequency, and vibration.
  • He explains that matter itself is energy slowed down to a frequency that can be perceived.
  • Emotions are also energy, each with a specific frequency of vibration.

    "If you want to understand the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration."

Trapped Emotions: Unexpressed Energy [00:04:00]

  • Normally, emotions dissipate after being acknowledged.
  • However, emotions can become "trapped" if they are buried, unexpressed, or amplified excessively.
  • Overwhelming events can also lead to trapped emotions.

    "So it's a trapped emotion is what we call it."

The Physical Manifestation of Trapped Emotions [00:05:00]

  • Trapped emotions are described as "little balls of energy" that lodge in the body.
  • These energy balls distort the body's normal energy field, interfering with energy flow, chemical reactions, and circulation.
  • Nelson claims that 90% of physical pain, barring direct trauma, is due to this emotional baggage.

    "Wherever they lodge in the body, and they can lodge anywhere, they will distort the normal energy field of the body."

Case Study: Anger and Back Pain [00:06:00]

  • A man with severe low back pain (9-10/10) was found to have a trapped emotion of anger from 20 years prior, stemming from being wrongly accused of embezzlement.
  • Releasing this trapped emotion instantly reduced his pain from 9.5 to zero.
  • The man also reported a significant reduction in his lifelong "rageaholic" tendencies and felt calmer and more peaceful.

    "When I released that trapped emotion, the pain level went from nine, nine and a half to zero instantly."

The Subconscious Mind as a Computer [00:10:00]

  • Nelson likens the subconscious mind to a powerful, archiving holographic computer that remembers everything.
  • He developed a method to query the subconscious mind using a binary interface (muscle testing) to identify issues.
  • This method allowed him to help patients for whom Western medicine had no solutions.

    "So I began to realize that this subconscious mind is really a computer, and it's capable of being queried."

Physical Trauma Energy [00:14:00]

  • Nelson shares an experience with a patient suffering from whiplash pain for four years after a car accident.
  • Through prayer and querying the subconscious, he discovered "physical trauma energy" from the accident had become stuck in the patient's neck.
  • Releasing this energy instantly reduced the pain from a 9 to a 2, feeling like it was before the accident.

    "And the answer was that in the accident, when all of that kinetic energy was released, some of that energy that was going through his body actually got stuck in his neck, dropped."

The Body Code: Expanding the Healing Framework [00:18:00]

  • The Emotion Code book focused on emotional baggage.
  • Nelson later developed The Body Code, which addresses six categories of imbalances: emotions, nutritional/lifestyle, pathogens, toxins, misalignments, and "circuitry" (organs, glands, chakras, meridians).
  • The Body Code provides a structured way to query the subconscious mind for a broader range of healing needs.

    "And emotions are in one of those categories. And the physical trauma energy we talked about, that's in that same category."

The Heart Wall's Impact on Health [00:21:00]

  • Nelson found that clearing heart walls dramatically improved the health of severely ill patients who had exhausted Western medical options.
  • Often, 80% of organ and gland imbalances would resolve after a heart wall was removed.
  • He calls the heart wall phenomenon "the single most powerful thing that there is for depression."

    "And inevitably, every time I did that, I would find that 80% of all those organs and glands were humming away again, you know, balanced perfectly in the meridians and chakras too."

The Heart's Role and Transplants [00:22:00]

  • Ancient cultures believed the heart was the seat of the soul, love, and creativity.
  • Modern science is confirming the heart has a "brain" with 40,000 neurons, and most communication flows from the heart to the head.
  • Heart transplant recipients have sometimes inherited memories or affinities from donors, suggesting a deeper connection.

    "The heart is everything the ancients believed it to be. And, and we're finally beginning to realize all of that now."

Case Study: A Heart Wall and Neck Pain [00:26:00]

  • A 38-year-old woman with 9/10 neck pain, who had sworn off dating after a heartbreak 8 years prior, had a heart wall composed of three emotions related to that breakup.
  • Clearing the heart wall instantly eliminated her neck pain.
  • Three months later, she reported that clearing her heart wall led her to reconnect with a childhood sweetheart, and they were now in love and planning marriage.

    "When I cleared the last one, suddenly the neck pain went from nine to zero."

Case Study: A Child's Heart Wall and Depression [00:28:00]

  • A 9-year-old boy, diagnosed with clinical depression, exhibited extreme unworthiness and wouldn't do homework or get out of bed.
  • His heart wall was formed by inherited emotional energy related to the tragic death of his cousin, whom his older sister was babysitting.
  • After clearing the heart wall, the boy declared, "I can go back to school now. I'm a happy pappy," and his learning disabilities disappeared.

    "And the crushing weight of guilt that his sister is feeling for having such a horrific thing happen on her watch as the babysitter."

The Power of Belief in a Higher Power [00:33:00]

  • Nelson identifies belief in a higher power who loves unconditionally as the most powerful belief a person can have.
  • This belief provides a sense of support and the confidence to achieve anything.
  • He shares personal spiritual experiences, including a profound feeling of "homesickness" for a pre-existence and an overwhelming experience of unconditional love for others.

    "The most powerful belief that a person can have is a belief in the higher power, but that, but that, that higher power loves them without limit."

Releasing Emotional Baggage for Love and Potential [00:37:00]

  • When emotional baggage and heart walls are released, people become more capable of unconditional love.
  • This includes feeling the Creator's love and manifesting their unique "perfect blueprint" for life.
  • Nelson believes a world with open hearts could be transformed and healed.

    "Those whose hearts are open will be the anchors for that divine energy that will transform and heal the world."

Resources for Self-Healing [00:40:00]

  • Nelson directs listeners to EmotionCodeNow.com for free videos on releasing trapped emotions and information about his books.
  • He emphasizes that energy medicine is not bound by distance and can work remotely on people and animals.
  • His books, The Emotion Code, The Heart Code, and The Body Code, contain detailed information on his methods.

    "And they can go there. And we've got some special videos that are free that they can watch and they can learn how to do this."

The Definition of Greatness [00:44:00]

  • Nelson defines greatness as creating and manifesting the perfect blueprint that lies within one's heart.
  • This blueprint is unique to each individual, contributing to a perfect mosaic of humanity.
  • Achieving this personal greatness involves having an open heart and living in alignment with one's true self.

    "I think that greatness is really just creating and manifesting that perfect blueprint that lies within your heart."

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