There are times in life when we decide to do absolutely insane things. One of those things occasionally includes a temporary breakdown that leads to dropping one of the most beautiful things life has provided us: coffee.

Giving up coffee, although liberating, is definitely not easy. Some might compare the stages of quitting coffee to the five stages of separation, and here's how:

1. Denial

Everything seems to be off to a strong start. All you need is a little bit of confidence and a whole lot of patience in yourself! You keep telling yourself how much you definitely don't need coffee. You'll be okay. It's just coffee. There's no reason that you won't be okay without it... right?

2. Anger

Essentially, this phase includes desire, pain, and the dreaded coffee headaches. Without your caffeine boost, your head is throbbing and you just want to murder anyone and anything that enters your presence before 11a.m.

A special warning, this phase may include spontaneous riots, fits of insanity, and the occasional angry tears. However, it is essential to resist the coffee temptation, even if that includes being strapped to a chair in a straight jacket.

3. Bargaining

When the pain strikes, it hits hard, and you'll probably want to do anything you can to just get one single taste of that beautiful caffeinated perfection that you love oh, so very much.

"I WILL LITERALLY DO ANYTHING JUST PLEASE LET ME HAVE SOME COFFEE PLEASE"

4. Depression

This phase might actually be the worst.

You start thinking about all the amazing times you've had drinking coffee: all the little cafes and memories and different flavors of coffee and that one time you drank a 10 shot coffee from Dutch Bros at 3 a.m. Dreams of hazelnut and spices flow through your mind as you struggle with the agony of letting go.

"What am I going to put in all of my adorable coffee cups?! TEA?! ABSOLUTELY NOT."

5. Acceptance

At last, you've reached the final stage.

Now is the time to move on and pursue brighter days of green tea and natural energy.

Plus, now you can look on the bright side! Take some time to look at all the money that you're saving by resisting the consumption of coffee. If you round it out, you probably spend $5 a day, which adds up to $35 a week. Multiply that by 52 weeks in a year and you're looking at about $1,800 a year. A YEAR. Think about all of the things you can now do with that $1,800 and smile as you reminisce upon your stages of coffee separation.

The world is yours, young padawan. Go get 'em.