Yep this is scary, and is absolutely one of my fears. Years ago I forgot my Google password and couldn't follow the normal recovery path for some reason. (Forgo

Yep this is scary, and is absolutely one of my fears. Years ago I forgot my Google password and couldn't follow the normal recovery path for some reason. (Forgot my backup email password? I forget.) I had to go through a lot of automated hoops and weird verification steps but eventually I broke through.