Teen Talk: Peer Pressure

I believe that peer pressure is a very important topic, because it can become dangerous. Some people see peer pressure as "oh they are just having fun" which may be the case sometimes, but often peer pressure can result in mental and physical harm!

I'm a 19 year old female, and many people my age go out every weekend, drink which is absolutely fine for them. But I don't enjoy that, being in those types of social situations usually result in me feeling very uncomfortable and having a panic attack. Although people around me know this, my friends will still try and force me to do things i'm really quite scared of and it usually goes something like this "why don't you drink, come on don't be boring, why won't you come to the party or uptown, god your such a saddo. Now over the years I have got much better at saying no which is something we all need to learn.

Don't get me wrong I still find it hard to say no to people and social situations get me very anxious so saying no is still a problem but iv learn't over the years to say no more and more.

Other than drinking which is something I say no to if I don't feel comfortable where I am or who i'm with, I have been pushed in to other things such as smoking when I was 13 (I only did it the once) and other smaller thing that might seem small to others but it is peer pressure no the less.

• Drinking
• Smoking
• Bullying
• Intamacy with others

At first I didn't see bullying as peer pressure, but when thinking back I can't recall situations where people have joined in when bullying somebody because the bullies told them to and they are scared of retaliation coming to them.

Sometimes peer pressure could come in the smallest form that you wouldn't perceive as peer pressure, such as "I dare you to ride your skateboard down that hill or eat that" and it might not seem bad but if you are thinking to yourself, is it against the law? Do I really want to do this?  

If the answer is "no I don't want to do this" then remove yourself from the situation, and if it is going to course harm to you or others tell your parents. Also if it is a 'friend' telling you to do these things then maybe they aren't the healthiest person to be friends with. 

I have some links here that could also help.

• Kids Health
• Childline
• Teen Health
• BBC

I hope this helps some of you guys, feel free to comment if you need somebody to talk to.

Teen Talk: University

I say this is a teen talk but I'm sure this chat can appeal to almost anybody, I say this because one thing that university students have in common with a lot of people is independence, whether they move away from home or stay!

Eventually everybody takes on some form of independence, it could be simple things such as changing your diet or finding new friends, to going on holiday with your friends for the first time or something bigger like leaving home, getting your driving licence or starting a family. But for a lot of teens choosing to go to university or following other paths such as getting an apprenticeship or a job.

For me at the moment my winning choice is university, but that comes with all sorts of questions and I am a terrible over anxious, over thinker, and iv your like me you will be going mad right about now!

Im trying to write my personal statement and I'm sure it is going to be the death of me, and if that doesn't kill me then the amount of times iv banged my head against the desk will be. I'm finding this hard because you have to  promote yourself but obviously you can't over promote yourself and look ignorant or obnoxious, but you still need to make a bloody good impression. I have two paragraphs so  far and guess when the deadline is? January 15th, so I am going out of my mind, with a million and one questions whirling around my head.

1. Am I sure university is right for me?
2. Do I have what it takes?
3. Do I move away or stay close to home?
4. Do I go for a city campus or not?
5. University by the sea?
6. Will I have enough money to live?
7. How often will I get to see my family?
8. Will I get the work done?
9. Am I choosing the right course?
10. Will I make new friends?
11. And most importantly, will I get in?

And with them questions come an entourage of more, so no doubt after this I will post more university posts, but for now I thought people who are in the same boat as me could come here and say what they want and maybe give each other so advice.

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New Year Resolutions

Do any of you guys, believe in the new year bringing about the power within yourself to over come an old habit, or perhaps start new? For example quiting smoking or starting a new sport.
A lot of people take the new year as their chance, but often fail in there

endeavour, where as others believe that if you want to make a difference in your life you should start as soon as possible rather than wait for the new year to bring new tidings, and there are those who manage to stick by there new life and make the change last.

I never really bothered with resolutions before, but last year I did sit down and make a list and I managed to stick by a few, so this year I am taking them more seriously.

Here is the list I have this year:

• Live More Naturally
• Improve My Health
• Designs

To live more naturally and improve my health come hand in hand, and as for designs that is one of my hobbies and projects that you guys will possibly find out about. 

Last years list:

Last Years

• Knit
• Get fit
• Guitar
• Bass
• Camera
• Blog

As you can see last years list if much longer than this years! The only one I didn't try is knitting , but the others I did try and one I accomplished. 

The one I accomplished would be this blog, I say I accomplished it because i still write and plan for it even though I may not be the best writer and planner but i do try, and I enjoy it, now get fit, guitar  and bass are things I started but was never able to follow through, for the get fit i have the excuse of having a bad year and constantly giving up and restarting, where are for learning new instruments, I do not have the patience for learning them but I won't be giving up. Camera is also something that iI still learning as technology is always changing, this brings me to this years resolutions.

Of course these resolutions are not something that can be done at the click of your fingers so i will be doing them in steps and I will be keeping you guys posted at the steps I make.

If you have any thoughts on this topic feel free to comment, and follow me!

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Thank You & Happy New Year

I would to say thank you to everybody that has been following  this blog

My first post went up in May this year, and has gone through a lot of changes since I started, and I'm happy that people all around the world have been reading and stuck by me throughout this year, even when Iv gone through bad times and spent time not posting.

I hope the next year goes better than last and my blogging gets better and you guys stick around to follow me throughout the process.

If you have any suggestion for any posts you would like feel free to comment!

I hope you guys have had an awesome christmas and have an even better new year.

Lets make 2015 our year!!

Here is a little run through of the things that have been posted this year:

Lets not forget the ugly shoes

First recipe of the year

Smoothie saturday

Once again thank you guys for sticking around and have a good new year!

Borrower

Journal Entry: I didn't ruin the wok, but I did break the freezer

I love to cook, and at the moment stir fries are my favourite thing to cook, the other night I was making one, and I asked my dad to come and check my vegetable to noodle ratio because I'm not the best person to judge food portions. When my dad came to check it he turned the heat up, I usually cook on a lower temperature so I know that the food is cooking inside and out, then after two minutes my dad asked if I had enough oil, and I knew that I had enough in, but because he turned the heat up full the food began to stick to the pan so I of course I got the blame. Because I was annoyed about this when I went to get something out of the freezer, all I could think about was the wok and because I wasn't concentrating, the draw fell out and shattered on the floor... well done me!

Just my luck


Borrower

Teen Talk? Maybe??

As I said before I want to write posts that are more like a diary, where I will post general thoughts on life and what's going on around me! And I was thinking of calling it Teen Talk? Let me know what you think!

I came on blogger today to see that a lot of people from France have been viewing my blog, which made me supers excited!!!!

Today I woke up, after having an amazing sleep, with a weird dream, but then I realised that I was still extremely tired and I have no idea why, does that ever happen to you? I was sure I would fall asleep in college but then I saw that all of the boys in my class were tired too so I felt a bit better knowing that if I fall asleep, I wont be the only one! (the are only five people in my class - me and four boys).

Something that makes me - and every other student in the world happy is the fact we got to watch a film! Today it was Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! Which I think is a great film, even years on, and you can tell its a Hitchcock film buy the shots he uses, because they are completely different to any shots you will see in other film!

Something else that helped was that we were only in until quarter past 12- lifesaver!

That was a simple first chat, nothing exciting, but I must say to any body reading, try to get as much rest a possible, I'm not trying to sound like a nagging parent, and make it sound like you shouldn't go out or stay up late but sometimes relaxing and sleeping can help you feel so much better. So get some rest and watch Psycho!

BIYYYEEEEE thanks for reading!