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  How to avoid negative Peer Pressure Make your own decision:  Do things that make yo feel happy and make those decisions on your own. If you are about to make a decision, ask yourself. " Is this good for me? Is this adding something positive to my life? Don't make decisions based on what other people think is good for you or what they want you to do. It's okay to be alone: Sometimes we give into peer pressure to avoid feeling lonely. But spending time with yourself is a way to rejuvenate and reinforce your own priorities. Ask for help if necessary: If you are facing relentless bullying, don't wait for it to go away. Reach out for parents, mentor or counselor to get some help with the problem when the situation gets serious. It's okay to say "NO":   Learn to say "no" whenever you feel like being pressured to do something you don't want to do. When you are forced to do something wrong, just simple say "no". There are situations whe...

  What is Peer Pressure? Peer pressure can be defined as the impact of the social group has on an individual. Children and teenagers are under social pressure to be in conformity with the group with which they socialize.  Peer pressure often includes words of encouragement, persuasion or criticism or can also be unspoken. Peer pressure mostly happen in teenagers and children. It is the stage of life where a person get influenced the most with people around him/her. The personality of an individual is influenced by whom he spends in his lifetime the most. Peer Pressure can influence : The way you dress Your taste in music The activities you are involved in The way you talk Your academic performance Peer pressure can be both positive and negative, depending on the group trying to influence an individual. Peer pressure can be negative when when friends or acquaintances of a person try to make them do something harmful to their body, or against the law. negative peer pressure inc...

  Racism has had a long history not only in India but around the world. The roots are quite strong that it is hard to abolish the practice of racism. Whether it was Dalit system or untouchability, it made a huge impact among the people of India at the time of pre-independence that its residue is still remained in the country.  Being racist towards someone is may be a source of fun and enjoyment to them but for the other party it makes a huge impact. It can affect them to that level that it may lead to depression, low self-esteem or pessimistic thinking. Racial boundaries can involve various factors such as physical appearance, language,  national origin, religion culture. Various incidents of racism happen in our daily life but not all come in the light to get the attention of people. Talking about the issue, the one incident which actually took the attention of the world is the incident happened to  George Floyd. The 'Black Lives Matter' protest gained the momentum ...

  Feminism is "the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social and economic EQUALITY to men." It basically aims at devoting equal rights to women, removing all the negativity that demonstrates that women are inferior to men in any way. But people still misinterpret the term "feminism" and take it in a complete wrong direction. Here are a few things that word "feminism" doesn't mean: Feminism doesn't mean man-hating Feminism is not about destroying men, but at destroying the patriarchal ideas that are widely spread in the society. Feminism is NOT about treating men as 'trash' but rather it's about pointing out the people who try to degrade women. Hating men doesn't mean Feminism, that is misandry. Feminism doesn't mean women are superior to men Many people believe in this term. This is a misconception a lot of people have in their minds that feminism means women are superior to men which is incorrect. Femin...

Myth: Anxiety disorder occurs mostly in adults. Fact: Anxiety affects both children and adults. Around 7% of children aged 5-17 years have diagnosed anxiety. Myth: Anxiety is not a real illness. It is just in your head. Fact: Anxiety is a REAL illness. It is high time that it should not be ignored and people must take anxiety as a serious illness. Myth: It is normal if you are stressed out.  Fact: Everyone has fear and it is normal if you feel stressed sometimes. But when it starts interrupting your life and affecting your mental state, it is time when you stop ignoring it and take action. Myth: Medicine is the only treatment for anxiety disorder. Fact: Medication helps in controlling severe anxiety but it is not the only treatment. You need to change the way you react. Have optimistic thinking. Therapy plays a significant role in developing your mindset and have positive approach towards life. Myth: If you have anxiety, you should avoid situations which cause stress. Fact: Some pe...

 What is anxiety? Are you anxious? May be you are worried about how you will complete loads of work given by your boss in the office. May be you are nervous about what will be the result of your academics. May be you are really nervous when you are about to give presentation in front of the large audience.  At some point of life, everyone experience anxiety including both adults and children and it is ok to feel little anxious as this a human nature. For some people anxiety come and go and for other people it can last from few minutes to few days. For some people the anxiety may not go away for few days, weeks or months and this is the case where things starts to get worse. It will start to get worsen which in result hinders your personal and professional life. This is the time when personal suffers from anxiety disorder. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 1 in 3    of all adolescents ages 13 to 18 will experience an anxiety disorder. People in t...