Stand Up For What You Don"t Believe In
You are all sometimes pressured to do things that you don't really accept.
When you feel that you have to do what your friends are doing, this is called peer pressure.
For example, say all of your friends started wearing their pajamas to school on Fridays.
Chances are you would soon be wearing pajamas as well.
If all your friends and peers start doing something, its natural for you to think that the group is right.
This is what peer pressure means.
Giving in to wearing your pajamas on Fridays may be silly but it isn't dangerous and won't hurt you.
However, if your peers are demanding that you do something really dangerous, that is a different story.
There are ways that you could gauge whether or not you could go along with something that your peers are doing or whether you should refuse.
It is important for you to follow your heart and how you feel about doing something as a guide to whether you should go along with doing something.
For instance, here are a few instances of when you should refrain from giving in to peer pressure.
1.
If the thought of going along with what your peers are saying makes you feel queasy.
This usually means that the action that your peers are suggesting is really wrong for you.
Make sure that you assert yourself and resist it.
2.
If your intuition is telling you not to go along with the action.
Your intuition is a wonderful guide, and if you feel that something is wrong with the action that your peers are demanding of you, it is an action that you should not engage in.
3.
If you're afraid and hesitating do go along with whatever your peers are about to do, you should definitely not do what they are asking you to do.
Instead, assert yourself by standing up for yourself.
4.
If the action that your peers are asking you to go along with goes against your values and everything that you stand for.
You have an idea of your beliefs and values and what you can go along with without undermining who you are.
If what your peers are asking you to do is challenging your values or undermining them, it is important for you not to go along with what they are doing.
5.
If your peers are asking you to go along with something that your parents have asked you not to do or that you know would really annoy or worry your parents if you told them, it is important for you not to go along with your peers.
Instead, stand up for who you are and for your beliefs.
6.
If the action goes against some of the lessons that you learned at school, then don't go along with the action of your peers.
Many times, schools teach your different moral and prudential lessons, such as don't take drugs, don't steal, don't lie, and so on.
So, if your peers are asking you to go along with any one of these things, it is important that you assert yourself and not go along with it.
In each of these cases, it is of utmost importance that you say no to your friends and mean it.
Your genuine friends wouldn't want you feel like that.
And peers who don't really care about how you feel don't deserve to be your friends.
When you feel that you have to do what your friends are doing, this is called peer pressure.
For example, say all of your friends started wearing their pajamas to school on Fridays.
Chances are you would soon be wearing pajamas as well.
If all your friends and peers start doing something, its natural for you to think that the group is right.
This is what peer pressure means.
Giving in to wearing your pajamas on Fridays may be silly but it isn't dangerous and won't hurt you.
However, if your peers are demanding that you do something really dangerous, that is a different story.
There are ways that you could gauge whether or not you could go along with something that your peers are doing or whether you should refuse.
It is important for you to follow your heart and how you feel about doing something as a guide to whether you should go along with doing something.
For instance, here are a few instances of when you should refrain from giving in to peer pressure.
1.
If the thought of going along with what your peers are saying makes you feel queasy.
This usually means that the action that your peers are suggesting is really wrong for you.
Make sure that you assert yourself and resist it.
2.
If your intuition is telling you not to go along with the action.
Your intuition is a wonderful guide, and if you feel that something is wrong with the action that your peers are demanding of you, it is an action that you should not engage in.
3.
If you're afraid and hesitating do go along with whatever your peers are about to do, you should definitely not do what they are asking you to do.
Instead, assert yourself by standing up for yourself.
4.
If the action that your peers are asking you to go along with goes against your values and everything that you stand for.
You have an idea of your beliefs and values and what you can go along with without undermining who you are.
If what your peers are asking you to do is challenging your values or undermining them, it is important for you not to go along with what they are doing.
5.
If your peers are asking you to go along with something that your parents have asked you not to do or that you know would really annoy or worry your parents if you told them, it is important for you not to go along with your peers.
Instead, stand up for who you are and for your beliefs.
6.
If the action goes against some of the lessons that you learned at school, then don't go along with the action of your peers.
Many times, schools teach your different moral and prudential lessons, such as don't take drugs, don't steal, don't lie, and so on.
So, if your peers are asking you to go along with any one of these things, it is important that you assert yourself and not go along with it.
In each of these cases, it is of utmost importance that you say no to your friends and mean it.
Your genuine friends wouldn't want you feel like that.
And peers who don't really care about how you feel don't deserve to be your friends.