We've all made the common mistakes of the average 20-something: having one-too-many and sending that awkward DM to a hot stranger, liking someone's Instagram creepily or sending an inappropriate Snapchat (the list goes on).

Waking up the next day after a long night of drinking and feeling like an idiot happens way too often, especially in Pullman. But thanks to a new app called Drunk Locker, you now won't have to worry about making these social media embarrassments. The Android app allows you to temporarily put a block on Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Twitter.

You choose how long you want to put the block on, and it can be on for up to 10 hours. The only thing that makes this app different, and quite frankly what makes it actually effective is that once you set the lock you can't take it off and will stay on for the duration of the time. 

But luckily for iPhone users, there's "Social Lock," which, once it's activated, it will give you a series of motor skills tests before allowing you to access your social media accounts. If you fail and your fingers can't keep up, you'll be blocked from the apps. Because we all know, as the night goes on that's when we decide it's a good idea to pull out the phones... but our motor skills usually deplete as that desire grows.

I know what you're thinking.. "Yeah it'll keep me off Twitter, but what about the text I sent to my ex?" Luckily, there's an iPhone app for that too. It's called "Drunk Dial NO!" and it hides the phone numbers and addresses from contacts of your choosing for 1 hour up to 48 hours! (a.k.a. the whole weekend, which could be the better option.)

So now you have all the tools to guard yourself from making these drunken mistakes and putting your dignity and reputation at risk. Now all you need is the willpower to actually follow through and press the somewhat permanent feeling "block" button.

These apps were made for us college students, even more so when we live in a small town like Pullman. Things get around — "She texted him like 20 times last night how desperate," or, "He literally liked five of my Instagrams last night and then DM'd me," or the ever popular drunken depressing tweet about your recent break-up.

We live in the unfortunate world where social media has more of a deciding factor on how we view people than actually meeting them, and even more unfortunate than that is that we turn to social media to seek validation. So before you say that these apps are dumb or it's stupid that someone would need to resort to using these apps, just remember that they're doing much more than not letting you text an ex, but it's saving you from letting your social media self get in the way of your real self.