#271- Am I, Or Am I Not, What My Obsession Says I am?

Today’s question was a bit of a tricky one, and deserves a tricky answer. There seems to be a mix of responses across the internet about whether you are what you fear. Some people saying, “No, you are not your fear and your fear is evidence of it not being you because obsessions are ego-dystonic.” Whereas some people say, “Yes, the obsession could be you,” and even fewer saying “Yes, you are what your fear says you are.” But what if the content of the obsession did not even matter, and trying to answer the question conclusively was a waste of time, and was actually the problem in the first place? The post Am I, Or Am I Not, What My Obsession Says I am? appeared first on FearCast Podcast .

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#271- Am I, Or Am I Not, What My Obsession Says I am? is an episode from FearCast by Kevin Foss, MFT.

This episode is 34:08 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2026.

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