I hate it too. I feel like my anxiety is through the roof, and I start getting panic attacks again after I feel like I've had them under control in what I consider the "non-sv*" season. I had to travel today since I was home for Christmas, and now I have 3 days of agonizing over whether I could have caught something on the plane or in the airport.

My office space has 25 people who share 1 bathroom, and the bathroom is only cleaned once per week. Normally we have 15 people but we have extra staff for a few months in order to complete a big project. I don't know how (or think that I can) survive it. This time of year is terrifying and I agree that this year seems particularly bad when it comes to hearing about people who are s*.