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The 5 Stages of Grief: Computer Edtion

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Erica Boucher Student Contributor, Gettysburg College
Juliette Sebock Student Contributor, Gettysburg College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Gettysburg chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

We all hope that we are never there.  You have all of your notebooks out and ready, you have your charger all plugged in, the snacks at the perfect distance from you and then it happens.  Your computer will not turn on.  You have midterms coming up, papers due, but no way of doing them.  This happened to me this week, and like everyone else, I went through the 5 Stages of Grief: Computer Edition.

1.  Denial

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“Maybe the computer just needs to be charged,” I told myself. ” Maybe all I have to do is plug it in and leave it for a while.  Maybe G-Tech can help me.“

2.  Anger

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I couldn’t believe that this was happening.  And during midterms!  This is when I called my mom and complained on the phone.

3.  Bargaining

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If you start to work, I will never let you lose a charge again.  I will even clean out the keyboard!

4.  Depression

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I can’t even watch Netflix.  All I can do is sit here and stare at this computer hoping it will work eventually.

5.  Acceptance

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I guess there is nothing I can do but send my computer in to be fixed and hope that it is fast.  

Thankfully my computer and I are reunited, but I hope that no one else has to go through these five stages any time soon!

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Erica Boucher

Gettysburg

My name is Erica Boucher and I am part of Gettysburg College Class of 2019. I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter (and am a total Ravenclaw). I'm the Profile Editor here at HerCampus Gettysburg along with a writer. I love the color blue, singing/dancing to music in my dorm room, and wearing funky socks.
Juliette Sebock

Gettysburg '18

Juliette Sebock, Founder: Jules founded the Gettysburg College chapter of Her Campus in Fall 2015 and served as Campus Correspondent until graduating in Spring 2018.

Juliette graduated from Gettysburg College in 2018 with an English major and History/Civil War Era Studies/Public History triple minors. In addition to HC, she was a member of the Spring 2017 class of Advanced Studies in England and of various organizations including Eta Sigma Phi, Dance Ensemble, and Poetry Circle.

She has published a poetry chapbook titled Mistakes Were Made, available on Amazon and Goodreads, and she has poems forthcoming in several literary magazines. She is also the editor-in-chief of Nightingale & Sparrow Magazine and runs the lifestyle blog, For the Sake of Good Taste. For more information, visit https://juliettesebock.com.