Can You Deal with the Pressure?
Do you always seem to go along with whatever your mates want to do, or are you the one who makes all the decisions?
Have a go at our quick quiz to find out!!
You don’t smoke and hang around with a group of non-smokers. A smoker asks you if you want to hang around with his popular group of friends after school. What do you say?
- “Yeah sure. Where shall I meet you?”
- “Well, I’ve erm…got a dentist appointment”
- “No thanks, I’m hanging with my own mates tonight”
Your friend has started smoking. They offer you a cigarette. What do you say?
- “Well if you are, I will”
- “I’ve…..already had one. Maybe later?”
- “No thanks, I don’t smoke and I don’t want to”
Your friends are pressuring you to smoke. What do you say to them?
- “I was only joking. I do smoke really!”
- “Maybe in a bit, I’ve got a bad throat”
- “I told you no! My Uncle was really poorly because of smoking and I don’t want to go through the same thing!”
Your friends have stopped hanging around with you because you don’t smoke. What do you do?
- Beg them to let you hang around with them and say you’ll smoke.
- Follow them around and pretend that it’s a coincidence that you’re seeing them everywhere in the hope that they will take you back.
- Find new friends that don’t smoke. They obviously weren’t real friends!
Your friends have started to tease you and call you names because you don’t smoke. How do you react?
- Laugh along with them and say that you did smoke all along and you were just messing around.
- Get upset and wish you had just said “Yes” to the cigarette.
- Walk away, feeling glad that you didn’t give in.
How did you score?
Mostly A’s
You don’t know when to say “No” and easily give in to people. Take a look at our tips on peer pressure to help you stand up for yourself.
Mostly B’s
You’re getting there, but you need to be stronger with your decisions. Follow our tips on peer pressure and you should have no problems saying “No” in the future.
Mostly C’s
Well done! You know when to say “No” and how to say it. You shouldn’t have any problems when it comes to peer pressure.