Listen to your peers.  If you feel compelled to go along with your peers, it is not necessarily wrong to do so.  Just remember that for every action there is a consequence.  If your peers are trying to convince you to do something that may cause bodily or emotional harm to you or another person, then think twice before going through with it.  You may run the risk of getting yourself into serious trouble with your parents, guardians, and in some cases the law.  If you do decide to yield to your peers, know what you are getting yourself into.  Never stumble blindly into a situation that could result in serious damages, either to you or to someone else. 

Stand up to your peers 
If someone is asking you to do something that, after careful consideration, you absolutely do not want to do, then DO NOT DO IT.  A true friend is someone who understands you and does not want to put you in an uncomfortable situation.  If you have known someone for a long period of time and have come to trust him, it can be hard to stand up to that person if he is putting you in a bad position.  However, if you can bring yourself to stand up for your own beliefs, you are definitely being the bigger person. 

If someone is threatening you with violence, then you must inform an adult, sibling or uninvolved peer whom you trust about the situation.  Again, someone who threatens you in any way is not a real friend.  During the teenage years, a friend’s opinion of you may seem like the most important thing in the world.  It isn’t – but it is almost impossible to see that when you are experiencing the pros and cons of fitting in.  What is far more important is your own sense of self-respect.  You, and not your peers, will have to live with the decisions you make.  So make them wisely.

Peer pressure is not an easy thing to deal with.  But remember two things: (1), everyone has faced peer pressure at some time in his life, so there is always someone who can relate to you, and (2), the choices you make, and the things that you do matter in the long-run.  Do not let anyone tell you that you’re not cool if you don’t do what he wants you to do.  You are not you if you don’t follow your own heart and head.