I'm 17 and i feel like im going to be alone for the rest of my life, all my friends drink smoke and do drugs, my gf does ( sadly ) and everyone does around here, am i destined to be alone just because i wont throw away a coupple years of my life or all of it just to get high for 10 minutes, to be cool for a day and to fit in for a week? What kind of wolrd is this where the only person doing the right thing always feels like there the only one doing the wrong thing? Why is it like this? Why do people feel the need to take a hit of acid just to loose control of there body for a little while, why do people want to smoke cigerets knowing they cause cancer and pain to them and everyone around them, why do people want to get drunk just to do something stupid they either wont remember the next day or they will regret it for the rest of there life? WHY!?
2007-07-28 15:33:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It depends on how you define cool.Cool is being secure enough in yourself you can be yourself.Those who seek acceptance by following are insecure in their own worth.It is one thing to follow fashion fads ,it is quite another issue to do drugs,drink or smoke to seek the shallow acceptance of others.With maturity comes the ability to make decisions based on your own value system and not that of others.People who expect you to do something you are not comfortable with are not your friends. You must have studied Shakespearw.Do you remember reading "To thine own self be true" Words to live by.Take care.
2007-07-28 16:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by gussie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come on, not everyone in your school is on drugs; it may seem like it though if most everyone in your peer group (the group of people you hang out with) is though. Sounds like you're in your Junior or Senior year at high school which probably is the most streesful time in your life regarding peer pressure and fitting in. Once you get out of high school though, none of this stuff will really matter to you, you're going to meet all new people either through work or college, etc. and, over time, you will lose touch with nearly all of your current high school friends. Besides telling you to hang in there for this one year, the only other advice I can give you is to find new friends that share your mental stability and moral values regarding drugs- I sort of had to make that decision when I was entering high school many years ago too and went from being somewhat of a "jock", fairly popular, and hanging with older friends who were kind of going down the wrong path to associating with the "brains/geeks", developing fewer, closer friendships, and also finding myself spending more time with people a bit younger where I could actually be a more positive "role model."
Oh, wow! Just read your bio that you already graduated high school via home school at 16. Just curious if you were going to college this year or next? Anyhow, you will/ you should meet new people and hopefully, they will be more mature than the people you know now. Age 17 is probably one of the toughest times to fall into peer pressure but just hang in there for a little bit and things should get better in a little while.
2007-07-28 16:01:13 · answer #2 · answered by porthuronbilliam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah there are some as the replies to this question proves.
Why you ask do people (irregardless of age) do ridicoulous things-WHO KNOWS! Only those who are paid to ask care for the most part.
Get a new GF or no GF and try joining some groups where there are other things going on-Volunteer for some things and go from there to build a new circle of friends.
MAKE SURE YOU DONT GIVE IN TO THESE VICES-GOPDSPEED!
I know this may not be the answer you are looking for but I hope it helps!
2007-07-28 20:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by msijg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 17 too and I hate drugs, cirgerettes and alcohol. My friends all drink and do drugs and smoke and I can't stand it. People don't realise how bad they are.
Don't let your friends drag you down. Stand up for what you believe in and don't let peer pressure affect you! Trust me you're not the only one who isn't into drugs and alcohol and smoking.
People don't think much past the next day. They live for today, which in some cases is ok. But when you're harming yourself with drugs and smoking. It's not ok.
You'll be so glad you stood up for what you believe in when you are older. You're maturer than many people your age so don't worry about it. It's so much cooler to be yourself than to follow everyone else!
2007-07-28 15:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by ★☆✿❀ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey im not on drugs or alcohol and im 16
i dont plan on trying it either
NEVER TRY DRUGS!
and its the same for me everyone around me is messed up on drugs (not all my friends though)
hey... i dont want to die early
my friend was talking about the time he took acid (it went thru his skin from rain and moister in the air)
and now hes scared of the keebler elves and baboons...
and he wants to do it again (what the hell)
and 1 of his friends that took acid died because he believe he was a...
cup of orange juice.... (rofl)
and if he tips over and spill he would die. so the peeps at rehab had to get him outta this state so...
*tip*
and he had a heart attack.
Drugs screw up your life dont ever do it!
2007-07-28 15:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by ~I wish you could smile~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
surprisingly, i haven't touched drugs, cigarrates and even alcohol ever in my life. I'm just not interested in them--nothing really that special about those things anyways.
2007-07-28 15:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by How To Save A Life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
show ur point of view to people, especially your girlfriend. Stand up for what you ebelive n ppl will follow u.
2007-07-28 15:40:22 · answer #7 · answered by rybka 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I, for one, am not. I don't understand it, either.
2007-07-28 15:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by gulfbreeze8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋