Hi All,

After several (okay, maybe a half a dozen) sessions with my therapist focused on my growing dislike for work and consuming anxiety around it and countless conversations with my husband about poor treatment there...I've finally accepted the fact that my boss is emotionally abusive.

I fancy myself to be a strong person, so admitting that someone could bring me down with their words and treatment of me was really difficult. But it all ****ing fits. From the emotionally needy beginning to the sensitivity and lack of boundaries to the absolute **** that comes next, then the cycle repeats.

After going through this for months, I'm at a loss for what to do. I'm on the verge of quitting, but I've been with this company for years and climbed the ladder to a position where I know I could be happy if I could just shake off the constant ******** I have to go through.

For example, he knows that I am busy. Crushed. Staying late everyday, I can never afford to take a lunch, stress is awful, (writing this post will set me back quite a bit). But even still, he thew another project at me last week. Further-- something he was tasked with. Then asks me to complete it by the end of the week. I got it to him by Wednesday evening so if it needed revisions, I could complete them on time, but to this day, he still hasn't even looked at it. I busted my *** to get it done and he didn't even need it.

I have the stomach flu and needed to work from home today (nope- can't take a day off to try to get better). So I e-mailed this morning and let him know. I don't get an e-mail back with a "feel better", or even just an "ok". I get nothing. And this is consistent. And it's not innocent or forgetful. So there goes the anxiety again; and knows it.

I'm at a loss for how to handle this and feel like I'm at my breaking point... Has anyone ever gone through something like this? Any advice would be very much appreciated.