Please tell me ways you deal with Peer Pressure?
151204
The way I see it is simple.\n\nI know who I am. I know what I like. I know what I do.\n\nIf you dont like how I am, there is nothing you can do.\n\nMy life is my own, I am my own person. I do not have to conform to your expectations, just to become someone like you.\n\nI am who I am.\n\nAnd yes..I made that up myself about...30 seconds ago. But that is exactly how I deal with it. Its just the first time i've put it in writeing.
310628
I would imagine 100% of middle school students are subject to some form of peer pressure.  Remember, peer pressure can be in the form of "big" things such as going to a party with alcohol or taking a puff of a cigarette...or it could be "smaller" things (less noticeable) like telling a lie or doing someone else's homework.  Also, peer pressure is usually talked about with a negative connotation, but peer pressure can also be positive.  Friends can pressure you into doing the right thing, too!
927528
be assertive not aggresive\nthat is my way of handling this situation
237155
careful when strangers around\nhear something not right (gunshot, scream,etc...) go home right the way/call adults/stay away fr that place.\nrefuse to use any drugs friends give\nstay away from bad friends.\ngo home right after school, so they don't hang out with bad kids\ndo not listen to MTV/ anything similar to it.\nshow respect\nget good grades\nmake more friends, most kids/teenagers in danger of loneliness
892037
Just don't think of it in terms of popularity. You shouldn't get caught up in labels. (I'm not saying you are).  Be respectful to those who deserve respect. Be firm with people who don't. Don't look to make enemies. Discern between true friends and ass-kissers. Look out for yourself. Focus on what's really important in life. Think about the future.
452023
Relax, a lot of us have been in the same situation.  I was never one to have many friends and because I was one of the smallest in my class a lot of people often tried to pick on me.  I learned that the best thing to do is simply not care about what other people think or say.  I learned to accept who I was and the fact that a lot of people are just mean or idiots.  In the end I had a few good friends and people left me alone because they found out they didn't matter to me and the things they said and did didn't bother me.  If they know what they do affects you then they keep doing it just because they get a reaction out of you.
988597
Just respect their opinion. If you are butting heads use an empathic approach. Put the ball in their court and allow them to problem-solve.
989981
Perhaps your issue lies in the way you communicate with your peers. \n\nRemember too that groups often have an "Omega Dog" just like they have an Alpha, this person's place is to be the one that gets picked on and if you don't know who it is in your group, it is probably you!\n\nYou should talk to the alpha about this, let him know how you feel and that you are tired of feeling picked on. If that doesn't work, maybe you can introduce a new, dumber friend.
1057067
Will power. Make up  your mind. YOU are in charge of you. You are worth the effort to NOT do what you don't like. GO for it dude, I did it with sodas, and I was a soda-aholic. You can do it. People respect you when you respect yourself. Decide who you are, stick with it, and don't give in to peer pressure.
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If someone followed me into the bathroom I'd make a joke out of it, like, "Oh hi! Do you have to go too? What a coincidence!" Or ask them to pass you the toilet paper. \nMean, scary people--stay away. \nTwo-faced people--are at EVERY high school. Ask yourself, what makes them that way? It is their own insecurity and trying too hard to fit in with too many people. If you are confident in yourself and kind to everyone, then it doesn't matter what anyone says to you or about you. Maybe you have heard this a hundred times already. . .but it really is true. As you get older, everyone mellows out and guess what, gets nicer. Really. High school kids can be totally cruel and mean. But if you can rise above it you will be two steps ahead of them. \nI was so shy in high school. I was always kicking myself for the things people said to me and the things I WISH I had said to them (come backs). But now I realize that if I had been more sure of myself I would have definitely had more friends, and I wouldn't have been hurt by the silly things people said (and sometimes they didn't really mean any harm). \nHigh school is a fake world. Whoever is important there will probably never be important again. Whatever happens or is said will be totally forgotten after a year or so. \nMaybe you should try to find friends outside of school, like a mentor or youth group. \nAnd if you smile and say good morning to your teachers you'll find not all of them are so bad. I am sorry if you have bitter losers for teachers. Look at them as if you were their same age. Would you still see them in the same way? Or would you have some sympathy for them?\nTry to get the best education you can. If you have to join some class outside your high school, then so be it. \nWhen I remember being in high school I don't recall it being especially fun. The years immediately following--college and after that--were about a MILLION times better. I don't even think I had many friends in high school. I had one, but she drove me crazy. And then maybe 2 other girls that were younger than me. That was it!! But I did have a couple teachers who were totally cool. I will never forget them, and I'll never forget some of the things we studied, books we read, etc. \nI just kept going and things went totally uphill from then on out. Do not quit!
85228
Get the whole class to gang up on the losers who are talking. It worked in my class. Everyone was so mad at these two guys who that they were all cool and never shut up. so all 30 of us just turned to them in class one day and geve them nasty looks and yelled..(we really yelled) for them to shut up. They found out that they were not that cool and finaly shut up the rest of the year. \nGet numbers on your side and let them know that the class is not backing them up in talking.
353421
Just listen, don't say much unless you REALLY need to defend yourself. Wait till they cool down and THEN discuss your opinion. I've found this is the best way to handle this situation. Because after you let them cool down they are MUCH more likely to agree with you.
669422
Do not rise to the bait, they want a reaction from you, don't give them it. Ignore them. I have to deal with three girls who try to intimidate me everyday but i have never risen to their antics so they have not been able to take it much further
472458
Stand up to them. Be willing to find new friends that won't treat you that way. Call them on the carpet, the next time they step out of line, hit them back, verbally. They will either respect you and lay off, or they'll stop being your friend, in which case you didn't need them anyway.
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Spend a little less time with them at a time, until you just don't see them very often. If they ask you to do something with them and you don't want to go, tell them that you're doing something else. Eventually they probably won't ask anymore. Meanwhile, find some new friends to hang out with. If you spend more time with your new friends, your old friends will get the picture. Don't walk up to your friends and say "I'm not going to be friends with you anymore," because that will just make them mad, they won't listen to you, and you'll sound like you're in the first grade.
545817
Talk to them about how about the challenges of being true to yourself, being a real person, an individual...and all the pressures throughout high school to conform to the expectations of peer groups...
46124
Hang out with different people, ones who you want to be with. If they still bug you, just ignore them. They just want to push your buttons and get you to jump on them, getting you in trouble. I know it's hard ignoring people who constantly get in your face, but the alternative is to get in trouble by physically getting their face gone. If they won't leave you alone, after asking them nicely, maybe ask them why they're bugging you. Most times, you'll get some lame excuse, like because they like it, or because I want to. Those kinds of excuses tell you they're just trying to make you mad and get a reaction. After that, don't react to them, no matter how bad it gets. Try to always surround yourself with positive people, keeping your goals in focus. Don't lose your stride to a bunch of posers. Their own lives are miserable, so they want to bring you down past their level of mediocrity. Rise above it. Don't give in to their taunts. I had years of this kind of experience in grade school, the worst being in middle school. Something happens to some kids when they get in middle school. It's like they left their brains somewhere else and living the life of a moron. It will get better, in time. Though it seems hard right now, just keep your focus. <*)))><