Peer Pressure

Have you ever felt like you have no-one, when everyone is supporting you? Have you ever  felt like the odd one out in your friendship group? Have you ever looked in the mirror and were disappointed with the face  looking back at you? 

Chances are, you answered yes to at least one of these questions. 20% of pre-teens and teens will experience some sort of depression as adolescents Your body is constantly changing and adapting in the most important years of your life, as you choose your career path, as well as juggling your social life.
In today’s society, teenagers are forever influenced by the media. Stick-thin celebrities are currently flaunting the latest outfits, jewelry, and technology. We are aspiring to look like these models, and young girls are now depriving themselves of food and nutrients that help them grow and mature properly, to look as if they stepped off of the cover of “Hello” or “Now” magazine.

77% of girls consider themselves ugly, and 55% of teens would like to be thinner. Peer pressure results in this, as these people group together, and encourage each other  to lose weight and “improve” themselves. This leads to disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and self harm. These are medical issues that parents are almost always unaware of, and unable to detect. Parents question the relationship with their teen. Truth is, teenagers prefer to keep secrets, as the element of secrecy helps them to create their secret identity, thus making them more “likable” to peers.

Teenagers are facing more obstacles than ever before, and sometimes, privacy and space are what we need to enable us to learn from our mistakes and experimentation.