Peer pressure and you!

[Sovvolf]

I'm not really susceptible to peer pressure (unlike my brothers)unless I'm drunk any way. I tend to do things based on my own rational, I do however tend to act different on the first day at doing some thing, like say college, every time on the first few days of college before I've gotten used to every one I tend to speak in a weird Irish accent despite never ever visiting Ireland (I am of Irish ancestry only English by 4 generations) and I don't speak as much, but I think that's more a result of shyness then peer pressure.

 

[Darth Pope]

Not that I can think of.

I probably seem kinda boring on the internets but if you ever meet me, you'll probably see I'm kinda of a strange guy...

 

[BonsaiK]

I don't really feel peer pressure these days, I've always been pretty different to those around me and these days I just accept it. Fitting into the crowd doesn't seem that exciting when the crowd seem to be doing stuff that is kinda dumb.

Was different when I was a kid though. When you're really young part of you does want to "fit in". I was peer pressured to smoke a cigarette once, although I'm glad I did because I learned how fucking gross it was and knew never to do it again. Was also peer-pressured to do several things involving motorbikes (riding them in illegal places when vastly underage etc), but I gave that up after I came off one and badly injured myself. Pain is a good teacher. After those things I decided that everyone else was basically a moron and I'd just do my own thing from then on. Never looked back since.

 

[BakaSmurf]

I've never succumbed to peer pressure. Not. Once.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I have a very odd relationship with peer pressure. Getting me to do things I don't want to is nearly impossible. Getting me to stop doing something is extremely easy.

Can't think of any specific examples, though. To succumb to peer pressure, one needs peers. I was rather a loner.

 

[Silver]

I got pressured into trying a back-flip once. I slipped, landed on my neck and heard every one of my vertebras crack loudly (they didn't break, thankfully) and got a nice crack in my chestbone, since it doesn't bend that way. It doesn't bend in any way, but especially not that way. A number of years later, I still suffer from both injuries. Suffice to say, I learned my lesson.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Well, I had my first cigarette at the queue to a concert. It was a My Chemical Romance concert, too. Which multiplies the 'shaem' about tenfold.

 

[Marble Dragon]

I've never done anything really harmful as a result of peer pressure. Sure, I've gone places I didn't want to go, and my friends used to drag me around the school every morning without letting me put my french horn in the band room, but I guess that's the price a person pays for having friends. I figure that I wouldn't have any friends if it weren't for those guys, so I'm not going to get them yelling at me for "ditching" them. Plus, I'm stronger from lugging that horn around...

 

[T5seconds]

Play spin the bottle when I was 12 on that one day I got kissed for the first time, I got drunk for the first time, and had a girlfriend for the first time,
Best day EVER

 

[Kiefer13]

I'm pretty much immune to peer pressure. I really couldn't care less how much everybody else wants me to do something. If I personally adamantly don't want to do it then it wouldn't matter if the entire rest of the population of the world wanted me to. If certain people can't accept the fact that I've got my own views and opinions and don't just go with the flow, then I hardly think they're the kind of people worth being around.

 

[Ekonk]

Nope never, I don't see how people can be influenced by it so easily but meh.

I find people who give into it are quite weak minded and can't make a firm decision for themselves, the person who really matters and who the matter concerns, not your friends.
OT: I've never succumbed to peer pressure, like someone has said I wouldn't be peer pressured into something I was already going to do. Tbh, not even that is peer pressure because you've made your choice way before your friends had a chance to give their two cents on the situation.

I also find that those who would peer pressure you don't deserve the title of "friend", what kind of friend pressures you into something you may not want to do? Not a very good friend that's for sure. It's why I have such a good group of friends, they aren't full of shit.

You forget that peer pressure can be completely unintentional. I mean, none of my friends were telling me to get drinking, but I did anyway because they did. People don't have to tell you to do something to apply peer pressure. They do so without knowing, and you can fall for it without realizing that it is peer pressure. It happens to the best of us and frankly, it isn't even a bad thing half of the time.

Then that's your own fault for thinking that. Of course you can have a good time without drinking, it's only because everyone else is doing it, it's like "omg, I want in on this, I'm going to start drinking and become comotose with my friends", which is kinda bad. Being sober is only as good as you make it on a night out. I don't drink at all and I always have a great time, but then maybe that's because my friends are great people to be around who know how to have a good time, without drink. Most of them do drink, but are not stupid enough to get drunk, or very drunk, just enough to let loose. Drunk people are just stupid and I think people who want to get drunk like them are equally as stupid, intentional or unintentional peer pressure aside, you have your own mind, use it.

Tell me, do you dress in a way that looks like the way your friends dress? Peer pressure.
Do you use certain words that your friends use? Peer pressure.
Doing things your friends do? Peer pressure.

It's not just about "I dare you to do this and this", it's about being part of a group, which is a good thing.

And indeed I have a mind of my own, and I have used it to figure out I have more fun when I had a few than when I haven't.

 

[Ekonk]

Play spin the bottle when I was 12 on that one day I got kissed for the first time, I got drunk for the first time, and had a girlfriend for the first time,
Best day EVER

You see, peer pressure is here for a reason!

 

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

never have, sadly. If I did, life might not have been so boring for me. :|

 

[Kiefer13]

Nope never, I don't see how people can be influenced by it so easily but meh.

I find people who give into it are quite weak minded and can't make a firm decision for themselves, the person who really matters and who the matter concerns, not your friends.
OT: I've never succumbed to peer pressure, like someone has said I wouldn't be peer pressured into something I was already going to do. Tbh, not even that is peer pressure because you've made your choice way before your friends had a chance to give their two cents on the situation.

I also find that those who would peer pressure you don't deserve the title of "friend", what kind of friend pressures you into something you may not want to do? Not a very good friend that's for sure. It's why I have such a good group of friends, they aren't full of shit.

You forget that peer pressure can be completely unintentional. I mean, none of my friends were telling me to get drinking, but I did anyway because they did. People don't have to tell you to do something to apply peer pressure. They do so without knowing, and you can fall for it without realizing that it is peer pressure. It happens to the best of us and frankly, it isn't even a bad thing half of the time.

Then that's your own fault for thinking that. Of course you can have a good time without drinking, it's only because everyone else is doing it, it's like "omg, I want in on this, I'm going to start drinking and become comotose with my friends", which is kinda bad. Being sober is only as good as you make it on a night out. I don't drink at all and I always have a great time, but then maybe that's because my friends are great people to be around who know how to have a good time, without drink. Most of them do drink, but are not stupid enough to get drunk, or very drunk, just enough to let loose. Drunk people are just stupid and I think people who want to get drunk like them are equally as stupid, intentional or unintentional peer pressure aside, you have your own mind, use it.

Tell me, do you dress in a way that looks like the way your friends dress? Peer pressure.
Do you use certain words that your friends use? Peer pressure.
Doing things your friends do? Peer pressure.

It's not just about "I dare you to do this and this", it's about being part of a group, which is a good thing.

And indeed I have a mind of my own, and I have used it to figure out I have more fun when I had a few than when I haven't.

Not succumbing to peer pressure doesn't mean conciously avoiding doing what other people do, though. It merely means making the decision whether or not to conform with it independently, without being influenced by anyone else.

 

[piez13]

After succumbing to peer pressure and having it turn out badly from grades 1-5, I told myself I'd stop when I hit grade 6.
It worked.

Of course the downside was going through years of public school talks about drugs and smoking and being told to not give into peer pressure for the millionth time. That was irritating.

Heh heh, now my friends don't even bother trying.

 

[WlknCntrdiction]

Nope never, I don't see how people can be influenced by it so easily but meh.

I find people who give into it are quite weak minded and can't make a firm decision for themselves, the person who really matters and who the matter concerns, not your friends.
OT: I've never succumbed to peer pressure, like someone has said I wouldn't be peer pressured into something I was already going to do. Tbh, not even that is peer pressure because you've made your choice way before your friends had a chance to give their two cents on the situation.

I also find that those who would peer pressure you don't deserve the title of "friend", what kind of friend pressures you into something you may not want to do? Not a very good friend that's for sure. It's why I have such a good group of friends, they aren't full of shit.

You forget that peer pressure can be completely unintentional. I mean, none of my friends were telling me to get drinking, but I did anyway because they did. People don't have to tell you to do something to apply peer pressure. They do so without knowing, and you can fall for it without realizing that it is peer pressure. It happens to the best of us and frankly, it isn't even a bad thing half of the time.

Then that's your own fault for thinking that. Of course you can have a good time without drinking, it's only because everyone else is doing it, it's like "omg, I want in on this, I'm going to start drinking and become comotose with my friends", which is kinda bad. Being sober is only as good as you make it on a night out. I don't drink at all and I always have a great time, but then maybe that's because my friends are great people to be around who know how to have a good time, without drink. Most of them do drink, but are not stupid enough to get drunk, or very drunk, just enough to let loose. Drunk people are just stupid and I think people who want to get drunk like them are equally as stupid, intentional or unintentional peer pressure aside, you have your own mind, use it.

Tell me, do you dress in a way that looks like the way your friends dress? Peer pressure. Why yes I colour coordinate their clothes with mine, why do you ask? /sarcasm.
Do you use certain words that your friends use? Peer pressure. Last time I checked my friends didn't create the English language, and they have the sense not to shit all over it with "words" such as "blud", "wagwan" and other rubbish. By that logic everyone on this planet has succumbed to peer pressure for using any words
Doing things your friends do? Peer pressure. Breathing's not in fashion anymore? Why did no one tell me, I'll stop breathing right away because my friends(and every person on this planet)does it *dies*

It's not just about "I dare you to do this and this", it's about being part of a group, which is a good thing.

And indeed I have a mind of my own, and I have used it to figure out I have more fun when I had a few than when I haven't.

You see, peer pressure is here for a reason!

Why am I getting the impression that you're trying(and failing horribly)to prove something here? Really I'm not too bothered, just in future think before you post.

 

[The_Healer]

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Although I do agree with Ekonk in that Peer Pressure is not always direct and deliberate, I can't agree that it is any way a good thing. If an individual wants to do something, they will; there will be no need for "pressure" of any kind. Usually if an individual doesn't want to do something, there's a very good reason for it.
Giving in to peer pressure (I believe) makes a person less of an individual and will ultimately make them a pushover in later life. Sure it may seem like a good idea to some in the short term but in my view, being your own person is ultimately more rewarding in the long run.
If you haven't guessed already, peer pressure is completely wasted upon me

 

[WlknCntrdiction]

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Although I do agree with Ekonk in that Peer Pressure is not always direct and deliberate, I can't agree that it is any way a good thing. If an individual wants to do something, they will; there will be no need for "pressure" of any kind. Usually if an individual doesn't want to do something, there's a very good reason for it.
Giving in to peer pressure (I believe) makes a person less of an individual and will ultimately make them a pushover in later life. Sure it may seem like a good idea to some in the short term but in my view, being your own person is ultimately more rewarding in the long run.
If you haven't guessed already, peer pressure is completely wasted upon me

Thank you, I completely agree.
Case in point at the moment I am learning front flips, I have been learning them for about 4 months straight and technically they're perfect, I haven't done them outside though. I constantly have my friends(not my close group cause they would know better than to try to pressure me into something)telling me that I should just do them because I can. This I can't argue but I don't feel ready mentally,(not to mention the second time I tried on grass I fell on my ass so I'm in no hurry to repeat that)when I've done them enough in the gym on the ground(because I only recently started doing that)that I'm comfrotable doing them without having to think at all then and only then will I take them outside and do them.
I hear too many times of people who have hurt themselves being egged on to do flips and doing them, I know someone who did that and now his back is always hurting, when he told me how he hurt himself I just said "you idiot", I didn't bother explaining why he was, I think he already knew, for listening to his friends, he was just as big an idiot as them for doing what they wanted him to do.

 

[Anarchy In Detroit]

Weed. It was a good decision.