Peer pressure is a force that can affect a person especially when you live your life based on other people's assessment of it. People are influenced especially by others in their age group by different means such as how they behave , dress or think.
In a contemporary Society, it is very easy for people in certain age group to be influenced by what they see or hear especially on social media platforms. It is known news that adolescence are mostly influence by fame and money.
With what they see on the social media, they have shifted against the norm where kids were supposed to be just kids but now they want to make money and impress their girlfriends and show off to their friends. These days you see age groups of 19, 20 and 21 buying Benz and wearing expensive designer clothes just because it is common or people do it or social media hands they want to belong.
Write from primary school to secondary and tertiary institution there is no way and individual would have not felt pressure to do a particular thing that was trending at that moment. I remember back in university around 2013 the rush to own a blackBerry device became Ramparts because people saw it as an upgrade to the normal Nokia phones. Using a Blackberry device showed that you are capable and can afford such an expensive kind of phone. The craze to use this phone was so high back then to the extent that we heard of How Girls slept with just to buy a BlackBerry phone.
The issue with peer pressure is the fact that the same thing you are being influenced with is something that would still go out of fashion. I was brought up in a family and Environment where we were thought how to be contented with whatever we want. This does not mean that when kids or adolescents see something Delightful or trending, they can admire it but with proper discipline and training they should be able to avoid or overcome the tension and temptations that comes with partaking in such cases.
In conclusion, if I was to be influenced by peer pressure I should be using the latest iPhone by now just because girls in Instagram and tiktok are showing off. But reverse is the case, I prefer my peace of mind, I evaluate things before I engage in them. Questions like, can I maintain the lifestyle, can I fund it to keep it up and so on are necessary.
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This prompt is all about sharing with us how you deal with those moments. When you are pressured, how do you feel? Do you accept or walk away? Do you remind yourself of your values or goals? Or maybe you've been a victim and have learned the hard way. It was something you gave in and regretted, or perhaps you stood your ground and felt proud afterwards.
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