Post by sharm2544 on Oct 21, 2017 1:21:28 GMT
In high school, a situation of where I felt the need to conform in some way is when my friends use to hang out after school until the evening hours. I felt that I needed to hang out with them afterschool to be one of the cool kids and be up to data with the latest gossip. However, having strict parents, I had to be home right after the bell rang. Thus, I lied to my parents and told them I had to attend tutoring after school.
Overall, we are all driven, at some level, by our ego. Likewise, in this situation the source of the feeling was ego. The kind of power involved was my own insecurity of not being relatable to my friends. I was not peer pressured to stay afterschool, but I wanted to feel a sense of belonging. I still was apart of my friend group and my friendships did not change. What I feared did not happen, hence I made myself conform for no reason. Therefore, feeling insecure may occur, because of pressure to conform for the sake of your livelihood.
Overall, we are all driven, at some level, by our ego. Likewise, in this situation the source of the feeling was ego. The kind of power involved was my own insecurity of not being relatable to my friends. I was not peer pressured to stay afterschool, but I wanted to feel a sense of belonging. I still was apart of my friend group and my friendships did not change. What I feared did not happen, hence I made myself conform for no reason. Therefore, feeling insecure may occur, because of pressure to conform for the sake of your livelihood.