Being trapped suggests coming up against your own boundaries or limitations. Rigid ways of thinking by which you have boxed yourself in or limited your choices. Consider the symbolism of what or who is trapping you. Being trapped in an abyss suggests attitudes toward mother or women. Trapped or surrounded by mountains may refer to idealistic goals. Trapped in an elevator suggests in inability to rise above it all and get a different possibly more spiritual or enlightened, perspective. Walls in a house may reflect family limitations or beliefs that you have difficulty giving up.