Ben Grosskopf experiences his inner life as a process of growth and maturation, nurtured by his involvement with others and the positive and negative encounters this generates.

Ben Grosskopf leads a life which is open to the outside world. His personal consciousness is forged by the heat of outer events. He is inclined to adopt the most objective viewpoint possible to be pragmatic and perhaps even materialistic.

Ben Grosskopf contributes to important social causes or collective ideals, but he resists any project he will be unable to lead himself. He identifies himself with an activity with social implications and attempts to know himself through this activity.

Ben Grosskopf thinks, intuits, and perceives things primarily through intuition and thought. He is open and curious, optimistic and enthusiastic, and eager to participate in everything happening around him. His affections are lively and spontaneous, but may be more intellectual than sensual. In a partner, he would seek a source of mutual spiritual or artistic inspiration. Light-hearted and perhaps even fickle, he never allows himself to be overcome by outer realities or emotions. In its most exaggerated form, his buoyancy borders on indifference.

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

You work hard to understand other people’s feelings, but you find it difficult to empathize with them. You understand their feelings, but you find it difficult to connect with them emotionally. You see the emotional world as a foreign territory, perhaps fraught with hidden dangers. Becoming more familiar with it would bring drawbacks rather than advantages. As a result, you may appear insensitive or aloof. You might have trouble establishing a rewarding relationship, as you seek out special individuals to bond with. If you were able to accept and understand your own emotions, you would have an easier time grappling with other people’s feelings. You have a strong desire for emotional independence, and might have difficulty seeing other people’s emotional needs. You might even be the first to deny that such needs are real. As a result, your dependency on others is unconscious. Because it is seen as such a threat, it is repressed. In fact, although you offer conscious resistance to anyone who tries to lure you out of your emotional bubble, you are always making timid, half-conscious forays into the world of feelings, because your loneliness and fear are so unbearable.