To what extent did peer pressure influence your decisions as a teen?

[CatsMeow0912]

What kind of decisions/activities did they influence?

Were they positive or negative influences?

[ChrisMaster69]

Growing up in inner city Newcastle, pretty much meant peer pressure and older teen pressure was a real and constant thing.

There were not many negatives as such, we did look out for each other,

Probably the big peer pressure thing (which I think will always be a thing), was sex, or getting with someone for sexual stuff.

that sort of kicks in at 10-11 and just ramps up until 16, then it kinda drops off.

in the UK, 16 being the age of consent is sort of seen as a target, a must do by this age.

We were also all very keen to get out of what was poverty, and it was a lot of peer pressure on each other that did help us do stuff we may not have without some giving a heavy dose of peer pressure.

short version

sex and getting out of hell.

[ChrisMaster69]

Thanks for AI SO

[DaveJord]

As a teen it influenced me a lot and used it to influence others too. For me mostly positive because I was a fun loving, free spirited wild child that had a shit ton of fun and never did it at anyone else's expense... well not intentionally. ;-)

[gabby100]

Not a lot , i always wanted to be a nurse. But it was all things that go with it , put me off so . Legal area i went for instead , that is what i ended up with..

[TenkRealist]

I was a poor kid. Never had a games console, always wore primark clothes when peers wore nikes and stiff. So yeah, got myself pretty isolated and whatnot. Wasn't really forced into much because didn't hang out with that kind of crowd anyway.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I was a victim of severely bullying, I should have taken the School District to court.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Zero extent.
I've never caved to peer pressure.

[Agape93]

I didn't allow it to.

[ChrisMaster69]

@Agape93 that’s good going, it was just a fact of life for me.

I am responsible for doing my own share of peer pressure bollox.

[Agape93]

It happens. No shame in that, hon. You came out to be a damn good man.

[ChrisMaster69]

@Agape93 funnily enough some of that is down to positive peer pressure, like never giving up.

[Agape93]

That's good to hear, honestly :)

[ChrisMaster69]

Cheers, admittedly most of the time i am a Twat lol, a Geordie one though lol means am loveable

[Agape93]

Lol well I adore you, and hey, I can be a raging cunt at times so I feel that lol

[ChrisMaster69]

Nooo really, you raging?

[Agape93]

I know, perish the thought!