Clearly most of us dread the holidays more than any other time of year. For me it's because the holidays means spending hours in the company of people I don't particularly like - my family. It's also flu season and, ineveitably, someone is always sick (even if it's just a cold). Then there's all that food - is it safe? Was it handled, stored, cooked properly? Then there's the travel to and from - what if I start feeling sick en route? And, of course, I feel trapped and not in control. I mean, a family Christmas dinner takes hours, so I can't just leave without anyone noticing or caring after 20 minutes. Doing that would draw all kinds of unwanted anxiety-producing attention to me. I would rather just stay in bed and watch reruns on television starting Christmas Eve and ending January 2nd.

So what's your reason or reasons for dreading the holidays?