Bobbi Jo Black experiences her inner life as a process of growth and maturation, nurtured by her involvement with others and the positive and negative encounters this generates.

Bobbi Jo Black tries to free herself from any outside influence and to work and act independently in order to accomplish her goals and ambitions.

Bobbi Jo Black became involved in social affairs out of a sense of duty, but found it difficult to lead projects according to her own individual direction. She identifies herself with social causes and tries to know herself through these activities.

Bobbi Jo Black’s psyche is a struggle between two fundamentally opposite psychological tendencies. However, mental skills and an ability to adapt to the reality principle predominate, though they are subject to impulses from dynamic and emotional principles. Intuition and practicality make a harmonious combination, yielding unusually clear insights into reality and its limitations. The resulting behavior patterns are efficient and practical. However, she is a bit cautious and skeptical; her unwillingness to take risks may hold her back from gainful experiences, and she is only rarely eager to accept a challenge. Moreover, since her deepest emotions and feelings remain a mystery to her, her vision of the world is sometimes too rigid.

Bobbi Jo Black is aware of a lack of confidence in herself and in life. Prone to apathy, she may often be discouraged by the strains of living. This reluctance to accept the challenges of existence, which she may perceive as a major problem, may be the result of a self-image which is elusive or flawed. Perhaps, as a child, she was not given the means to develop an ideal image due to the lack of an appropriate role model or caregiver. As a result, she is unable to move herself toward an improved, more positive disposition. She may reject any challenge that would enable her to surpass her current self, or accept it only after long meditation. Steeped in the awareness of her problem, she may be tormented and wish to change. Vigorous physical exercise and an effort to visualize an admirable figure would be beneficial to her, as well as a diet that includes vitality-bolstering vitamins and protein.

Bobbi Jo Black struggles to understand other people’s feelings, as she is baffled by her own emotions. She sees the emotional world as a foreign terrain, perhaps fraught with hidden dangers. If she were able to accept and understand her own emotions, she would have an easier time grappling with other people’s feelings. Bobbi Jo has a strong desire for emotional independence, and might have trouble seeing other people’s emotional needs. She might even be the first to deny that such needs are real. As a result, her dependency on others is unconscious. Because it is seen as such a threat, it is repressed.