Are you in love or attached to the fantasy?

The Angry Therapist Podcast by John Kim

Aug 19, 202638:42Health

What is the difference between loving someone and becoming obsessed with them? In this episode, I explore how love can slowly turn into fixation, fantasy, and emotional dependency, and why so many of us confuse chemistry...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from The Angry Therapist Podcast.

What if you got the life you wanted and still feel disconnected?

Oct 7, 2026 - 30:13

We were handed a blueprint for what a “good life” is supposed to look like: fall in love, get married, bu...

What if the person you love isn’t the person you fell in love with anymore?

Oct 5, 2026 - 25:52

Being in love and loving someone aren’t always the same thing. Being in love can be about chemistry, long...

Grow Together or Grow Apart with Bryan Reeves

Sep 30, 2026 - 55:24

What happens when one person is willing to grow and the other isn’t, why growth should be an invitation r...

What if the life you wanted isn’t what you want anymore?

Sep 28, 2026 - 29:59

What if the life you spent years trying to build isn’t the life you want anymore? For most of my life, I...

Therapy Thursdays Are you working on your relationship or just waiting?

Sep 24, 2026 - 19:06

How do you know whether a relationship can last and when it might be time to leave? In this Therapy Thurs...

Is love enough to make it work?

Sep 23, 2026 - 23:17

What matters more than love? My answer is capacity. I think we’ve wildly overestimated love’s ability to...

What would you create if you stopped waiting to feel ready? With Kelsey Crane

Sep 21, 2026 - 42:08

What happens when you decide an idea is worth pursuing, even when you don't know where it's going to take...

Love has to change to last

Sep 16, 2026 - 24:25

Some of the hardest truths about relationships are the ones we spend the most time avoiding. I’m talking...