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Screaming can be heard the whole way on a rollercoaster in universal studios. I’m deathly afraid of roller coasters and that screaming was me. I had the choice of whether I wanted to go on the ride or not, but if I didn’t go on it I would be standing alone outside. It could take up to an hour for my friends to reach the front of the line and go on the ride. Everyone else was going on the ride except me, was I going to be the only “loser” that didn’t go on it? Peer pressure can have positive and negative effects on people. I absolutely without a doubt HATE roller coasters, I’m scared of them. First off I like to be in control when my life is on the line; I want to be able to stop when I want to. Being so high up is not somewhere I want to be, being scared of heights makes me not like roller coasters even more. And who wants to ride something that you know you will either vomit on the ride or by the time you get off. My friends kept saying it’s not that bad; the worst part is when you go backwards and it’s just like driving your car in reverse. Rule number one of peer pressure, people will lie to you to get you to do something. Maybe it’s not really that bad, maybe their right? I could try it and maybe love it or I can wait outside in the hot sun for an hour waiting on them to have their fun. I have never understood why people always stare at you when they walk by you, is this normal and I’m the one who’s weird because I don’t stare at other people? Waiting on people is something I have never liked doing and I’m sure you don’t either. If you’re by yourself it gets pretty lonely, you start thinking, “I should of just went on the rollercoaster, it would have been better than standing here by myself.” Again my friends tried to tell me it would have been better to go on the ride then stand there by myself. Rule number two, when people try to peer pressure you into something it might actually be a positive thing. Part of peer pressure is watching what other people are doing especially if their enjoying what they’re doing. This can turn your opinion one way or another, knowing that my friends are going to have fun without me makes me want to do what they’re doing. No one wants to be the person who is singled out because they’re not the same as everyone else. This is just a part of the way our society is, society looks at you and if you’re different you’re an outcast. You’re not the same as everyone else. In reality it shouldn’t matter, everyone is different from each other and that is what makes us unique. As I said before peer pressure can be positive or negative. My friends were just trying to get me to do something out of my comfort zone. Even though I don’t like rollercoaster because they make me nausea, I still attempted it. I thought to myself, “This ride can’t really be that bad.” Watching everyone else having fun just makes you want to join in all that much more. You just have to be the one who decides whether what they’re doing is for your own greater good or not. Peer pressure aided me in deciding that I actually do like riding some rollercoasters.