
All these problems stem from the sole fact that he desires and needs the attention of others. He subconsciously creates several mental problems and shows the symptoms linked to each imagined one.

As the movie goes on, Bob fights with his worries, showing symptoms of phobias that all seem to come from a single source.Īs he starts to overcome his issues, the real problem starts to take shape.

This is a defensive mechanism and he reverts back to his childhood self, in this case early childhood where he is dominated by his ID ( Gillian Fournier, 2013). As Bob takes his baby steps he regresses when his Dr is not around. Here this article talks about how trying small things first be helps them stick while during therapy. Marvin listens to Bob and comes up with a Plan and tells him to use baby steps ( 2013 by Gerri Luce, LCSW ).

The main character of the Movie What About Bob ,Bob Wiley appears to languish from several mental problems that is shown through his strange behavior at the start of the film.
