Look at how your friends are, and how pathetic they look when they give in to peer pressure. Have you ever witnessed a friend give in to peer pressure, do something they did not want to do? When you see someone you know do something you know they do not want to do, but they do it because they are being pressured to, how does it make you feel? Most of us feel sort of sick about this. We hate to see someone we care about do something just because someone else wants them to. This can be dressing a certain way, drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, etc. It really does not matter what it is, it is frustrating. The person looks pathetic, helpless, lacking courage and backbone. We can see it in them, and we are disgusted by it, and yet we do it ourselves. So, to get motivated, look at your friends, and recognize when they give in to peer pressure, and how you fee about it, then apply those feelings to yourself. If you could feel that way about yourself doing those things, you would probably stop doing them.

 Start getting some self respect. One big motivator for stopping giving in to peer pressure is respecting yourself. If you can increase your self respect, you will find a huge decrease in how often you give in to peer pressure. This is almost done subconsciously as those who respect themselves, their bodies, and their values will be far less likely to give in to the pressures of others. So, take a class on self respect, or find your own way to increase how you feel about yourself, and watch how in turn it motivates you to put a stop to being peer pressured.

 Think of the trouble it can get you into: One of the biggest motivators teens have for not giving in to peer pressure are the consequences of doing so. Your parents will be furious, you will get grounded, you will never see the outside of your bedroom, etc. These consequences can stop you initially, but the long term consequences will be the best way to successfully keep yourself from giving in, even if the pressurer says no one will find out, or whatever else they say. There are long term consequences that go hand in hand with giving into peer pressure. For example, if you give in to the pressure to have sex, you have to deal with the consequence of possible pregnancy. Even people who use birth control, condoms, and other things get pregnant. Are you ready for that responsibility? What about things like drugs? When you give in to trying drugs you face the consequence of possible addiction. It is possible to get addicted your first time. This means a habit to pay for, a secret to hide, and the effects of drugs in your body.