10 Stages Of Post-Grad Depression

College is supposed to be the best time of our life! So now what do we do?

1. I'm free from the shackles of the man!

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No more deadlines or activity fees or nonsense gen eds. Not for you, baby, you are FREEEEE!

2. I got that graduation money, son

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And all your financial worries have subsided now that your second-cousin-twice-removed is gifting you with all of their Apple stock. You really could go anywhere, be anything you want to be! The world is your oyster!

3. Now what?

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But seriously... all my friends are moving, I'm about to be on my own, the party's over and I spent all this money on my cap and gown. And I'm stuck in a crappy college apartment with no job prospects.

4. I'm gonna pretend my problems don't exist

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It's the "pretend I have money" game and right now you are WINNING. Who cares if it's a delusional fever dream? You haven't had ramen in, like, three weeks.

5. The deep pit of despair

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You're completely alone. All of your friends have moved on and already have jobs while you're stuck in your college town working doubles everyday. You regret your major. You have no life direction. Also probably stress acne which just rubs the despair in your face even more.

6. Attempting to be an adult

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You're waking up before 10, you total adult! Congratulations! You've even eaten a vegetable today and looked up jobs in your dream city. But then...

7. The pit of despair...again

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Seriously??? Is our crippling fear of failure and insurmountable debt not enough? You gotta hit us with a second wave of despair? At this point you're probably feeling overwhelmed by deciding what type of cereal to eat in the morning, let alone your future career goals.

8. The voice of reason

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Maybe it's a parent, a friend, a professor, or even you, but someone finally lets you see that you're gonna be ok. You probably don't know anything other than being school, and that's ok. You'll start taking time to get to know yourself and what you really want.

9. You get your groove back

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It's not easy, but you find a little something positive about every day. You're amazing with people, or make an amazing homemade cheesecake. It doesn't matter, you're awesome. Graduating isn't the end of your life, it's the beginning, right? J.K. Rowling was broke when she was your age. You got this!

10. Time to take on the world!

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You're a degree holding ninja master! You made it through years of college classes, research papers, breakups, money scares, and so much more. Let the world see what you can do. Most important, don't get in your own way (but it's ok to be a little bit scared).