Melodramatic? Maybe a little. But, seriously, your obsession with social media and your Instagram feed is probably sending you straight to Crazy Town.

I tend to roll my eyes at people who simply cannot understand the point of sleepovers anymore. They used to be really cool events to wear cute pyjamas, gossip (verbally) and et tons of junk with each other. Now all we do is get together, get into those cute pyjamas, tweet our gossip, and Instagram our junk food, allowing 1000+ followers to join in the party! Social networks have been able to make the rest of us physically friendless and the not-so-social socialites crazy; with side effects such as: Depression from comparing their achievements to their friends’, anxiety from being unable to relax or sleep, stress when they can’t access it because of network or running out of data, etc. Basically, if you’re already a little neurotic or anxious, then Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat and INSTAGRAM are going to be the end of you!

Why does this get a head nod? Let’s review. Here are just a 10 ways social media is turning you into a horrible person.

1. Delusional aspirations

Hey, everyone: Look! “I woke up like this!” Thanks, Instagramers, for tricking people into thinking that if they just throw a few filters onto a morning photo and share it with everyone they’ll eventually be like that, one day . We follow these cool, rich and famous people and fashion labels and we post just as lavish things, but except it’s a bit dreamy and raises your hopes for nothing.

2. The pressure

My gosh, the pressure! Let’s pretend you’re super funny or clever or thoughtful or “social” on Twitter. Now, let’s pretend you are not really any of these things in real life, because you need at least 30 seconds to think up good responses to things and another 20 seconds to edit yourself. Result: Word vomit. You’ve not only made someone walk away confused, but you’ve probably also lost a follower. Yikes! I’m not so big on social networking, but I’ve picked up how crazy the competition of being the smartest, funniest or the most controversial can get.

3. Trust issues

Vice versa, when you are the one meeting someone in real life that you’ve “known” extensively through Twitter or Facebook, and he or she turns out to be incredibly disappointing? Heartbreak hotel. No wonder he Instagrams every import beer he ever drinks: Either his friends hate him so much that they don’t notice (or care) that he’s always on his phone, or he’s doing all of this cool shit alone all the time. What a bummer.

4. No more lying to get out of things

Speaking of trust issues…not only can you not believe anything anyone else says, but you can no longer use the “I’m busy” excuse yourself to get out of going to your friend’s crappy music show. Why? Because you’ll forget you lied and start tweeting and posting #NightLifeInBraam. Guilty.

5. The twitches

HELP. “Find My Location” is broken, and if I don’t check in at the BP garage I’m going to lose my mayoral status. How will anyone believe that I ever leave the house if I don’t check in?! If a chicken sandwich is eaten without a Facebook check-in, does anyone hear it? You get the point.

6. Inability to focus

I don’t mean on work or school or anything. I’m talking about important things, like your dinner, the band playing 20 feet in front of you or, you know, the friend-person sitting next to you at the bar trying to have a conversation. While we’re all so busy trying to prove ourselves to internet friends through our check-ins and our witty tweets, we’re missing out on the crazy drunkards and actual, real-life friends right in front of us. Try the game where all of your friends put their phones in the middle of the table for the night—whoever gives in and grabs their phone first pays the entire bill. If you’re as broke as me, you’ll stay the hell away from your phone for a few hours.

7. Aggravates anxieties

It actually helps in some situations, yes, but a few of us are actually even more closed off and nervous because of the online connections we’ve made. Translating those into real-life meetings or connections can be terrifying—why would I thank someone for the drink in person when I could just tweet them later? Talking will ruin everything! It gets better with practice—just suck it up and do it.

8. #TeamFollowBack

Need I say more? If I ever saw these Twitter a-holes in person, I would have no anxieties about giving them swift kicks to the groin. Go away!

9. Inflated egos

Social media—Tumblr, blogging, Twitter—has made it even easier for general nobodies to become “Internet famous” for absolutely no reason. Ever had a friend become near-obsessed with crafting the perfect niche Tumblr that will totally turn into a book and make tons of money? That friend is an awful, awful person.

10. Unavoidable family time

In the olden days, you were able to successfully avoid your family for 363 or so days a year. Now? If you don’t accept that friend request from your mother, you’ll never hear the end of it. And if you do? You’ll never hear the end of it. Some things are not meant for Mother’s eyes.