My biggest fear is going back to work in a couple of days after a four month leave to a harsh, demanding, critical, abusive boss. I don't feel completely emotionally stable quite yet and he knows how to zoom in on my weaknesses...like shoot down my opinion in front of peers, walk away while I'm in the middle of a conversation with him that he started, belittle me in front of a group, give out recognition on group projects where I was the lead and not even mentioning my name....the list goes on and on, those are the minimal issues. I thought if I started with the small ones, I would build up the courage to face the bigger ones...