PEER PRESSURE – IS IT DANGEROUS?
Peer pressure is not always dangerous. It can help you analyze yourself and contemplate about yourself. Peer pressure is either positive or negative. It is, when your classmates or other people of your age try to get you to do something. It is so easy to get into peer pressure because everyone wants to be liked by others. If you are fortunate to get a good peer group your peer group can play a vital role in shaping your personality.
Getting into peer pressure can be harmful especially for teenagers. According to the statistics, teens with friends who take drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to get convinced and get to do the same. Teenage is the phase of life when you are exposed to the world outside. These are the years when you spend most of the time with your friends. It is the beginning phase of life to become independent. People around you influence you. We should be wise enough in choosing our friends.
C.M Shubhavadhana IX – A
Peer pressure is doing something which we don’t feel like doing. It can be dangerous. We have to be careful while choosing our friends. It is trying out something new to impress people of a group. Teenagers are facing this problem. When a group of people wear modern dress the others blindly follow though they feel uncomfortable about it. People think drugs are cool but those who try them are fools. They put their life at risk. When people bully you, dare to say ‘no’ so that you find new friends those who accept you the way you are. You lose your originality while experiencing peer pressure. So be the way you are and don’t change yourself for anyone.
NityasriVanamalika IX – B
Peer pressure is when your classmates or other people of your age, try to get you to do something. Peer pressure can have both positive and negative effects. Good Peer pressure is when good people with good ideals inspire others to do the right thing. Peer pressure among teenagers is most common. Peer pressure compels us to adopt certain habits and things which we don’t like and which can ruin our life. It can turn non-smokers to a chain smoker and also make a person a drug addict. Our inner strength and self – confidence can help us stay firm and walk away or resist from doing something wrong. Decisions go wrong, our identity is lost and bad habits are cultivated. These will be effects of peer pressure. A strong support from family, an ability to distinguish between right and wrong and the skill to choose friends from peers is the key to escape and keep away from the negative influence of peers. Peer pressure can also motivate, inspire and build up relationship with one another. However they can also be destructive as they can corrupt and destroy people’s life.
Madumitha IX – A
