Has anyone here run away from your family of origin, only to find the same dynamics being played out at work? For many people, the answer is YES!!! Why is that? In my view, this is our psyche trying to heal our past. For example, the dynamic with our father is not present anymore but is unresolved. We find ourselves working with a boss who is JUST like our father, aggressive, bossy, and doesn’t give us enough attention, and we react to this as though we are seven years old. We feel teary when he is critical, scared when he is angry, and sincerely desire his attention, no matter what we have to do to get it.