I'm pretty sure that most of us have already gone through this. I mean, we seriously want to catch up with the crowd and not get left behind or else we'll seem very "out of place" to other people. And naturally as humans, we would dare not to make this impression stay on other people's heads, so we do the same thing as them in order to stay with the "new" of society and culture.

The thing is, we don't have to be like this. We are given minds, brains - each of us given one in order to think rationally and to give our own insights. We are not clones or minions! We are our own bosses. Who cares what other people think? Nobody can really change who you are as a person.

A little story I would like to share is how my way of thinking is so much different than other people. I think that going back to roots or even trying something so new is perfectly fine, while others will just stay in the crowd like teenagers watching those weird videos or having vices. I mean, yeah, I am a teenager, but I don't do any of these things. I am one of those people who are different.

Because of my personality and attitude, people in my school come towards me and ask me at times why I stay like this even in the midst of others. Well, I simply said that there is no one who is youer than you. Just like what Dr. Seuss said as a quote.

Placed together simply, don't make other people influence your life. Yes, you can add the influence of others to your life, but don't make it take over your shadow. Always keep a small part of yourself. Also, remember that you have to filter this influence if it is really something good for you or not. By doing this, you will find your true self. Through your thinking, actions, and who you are, you will find yourself much more easily making yourself find peace within yourself and not having to envy those around you.

Peer pressure is mostly composed of your envy towards a group of people. If we aren't satisfied with who we are, we can never really find rest in ourselves because we'll always try to find this one little thing that we need to beat this certain person at. We can never find time to actually give thanks to what we have. Our talents, hobbies, all gone to waste because we just wanted to be better than a certain person.

This connects to peer pressure through yourself. You want to give yourself a chance to be with other people. You don't appreciate your lifestyle right now, and eventually, something wrong might happen to who you really are.

TL;DR?

Never lose hope in who you are. Find who you are first then you'll be able to overcome challenges way easier.