Watch this when
What About Bob?
when you text your therapist "just checking in" for the fifth time ⛵
Who it's for
A broad comedy that happens to be a sharp picture of what over-reliance and missing boundaries look like from both sides.
Anxious, clingy or smothered→Amused, lighter, ready for baby steps
Feelings it meets
What it is
Bob Wiley, an anxious man with many phobias, attaches himself to his new psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Marvin, the author of a self-help book called Baby Steps. When Leo leaves for a family holiday at a lake house in New Hampshire, Bob tracks him down. Leo's wife and children warm to Bob, while Leo's attempts to get rid of him become steadily more unhinged.
Where to find it
Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch. Available to rent or buy digitally.
Before you start
Heads up: Anxiety and therapy played for comedy.
Age: PG (language and comic violence)
And stand together yet not too near together:Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Marriage”
