1. Denial
In order to cope, you continue your college lifestyle at home. You come home at 2 a.m. and don’t know why everyone is sleeping and all the lights are off. You order Domino's to your house and get confused when they don’t take your student ID as an acceptable form of payment. You sleep until 2 p.m. and then think about all the responsibilities you have while at the same time making no effort to adhere to them. You go on tinder to find your new hookup but get disappointed when the only people in your radius are your high school classmates.
2. Anger
After reality sets in, everything at home angers you. Your parents make a passive aggressive comment about how you’ve gained some weight. You get jealous when you see pictures of your friends from school having fun with people other than you. Your friends from home don’t even care about your favorite frat. Your hair looks different now that it has access to suitable water pressure in the shower. You are forced to see dozens of people from high school every time you leave the house.
3. Bargaining
You can no longer think of any solution to make time go faster other than praying to God. You promise to never skip another class. You promise to never go out on a Tuesday ever again. You promise to walk to class rather than Uber. You promise to eat at Chipotle only once every two weeks. You promise to call your mom every day. You promise to be productive between classes instead of taking a nap.
4. Depression
You have become hopeless. You don’t eat because your sandwiches don’t taste as good as the ones the man at the dining hall makes you. You go through your photos on Facebook and cry because it’s the first Friday night in weeks that you won’t spend in a crowded basement drinking brand soda and Rubinoff. You check your friends’ locations on “Find my Friends” and make sure they’re not doing anything other than being depressed as well. You don’t leave the house because there is no bluelight system to save you or anyone who will escort you home if you’re feeling unsafe.
