peer pressure

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onto today’s topic: peer pressure 👎️ 

i’ve never been subjected to the kind of peer pressure your teachers probably gave presentations about in middle school where they’d warn you about your friends shoving alcohol down your throat.

peer pressure is more prevalent than we think because it’s so subtle in the way in manifests through fomo (fear of missing out). the fear of being excluded in and of itself builds a pressure to go against your own values in order to fit in. 😞 

honestly, if you’re the kind of person that makes your friends feel bad for saying no to something they’re genuinely uncomfortable doing, you should work on yourself. one hobby that isn’t mutual isn’t going to make or break a friendship — that’s not how humans are wired.

peer pressure is less extreme than the situations painted for us in our childhood. it can be your friends hanging out at 3am and guilting you into joining, and then you wake up to videos and photos sent to you of them having fun. 😬 that’s malicious intent, and unkind. peer pressure in it’s realest form is forcing others to abandon their boundaries or making them feel bad about asserting any boundaries at all.

set your boundaries, and stick to them. the people that really care about you will care for your lines as well.

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