Social preassure

There is a human need to feel accepted; we like to be liked and feel the sense of belonging. Since childhood we struggle for recognition, to belong to a group we see fittest, and so we start searching for people we think we have things in common, and so we begin sharing our preferences, likes and things we consider special. If someone doesn’t fit in our tastes, then there is rejection, and nobody wants to feel rejected.

This is something we are afraid, that someone won’t like us, that a group of people reject us for what we think, believe or like (fashion, sports, movies, magazines, etc.). Therefore, people around us end up determining our tastes and life because we let them decide what we can or can’t do.

Society manipulates us to be someone because we let them, the fault is not on power, money, social circles… it is us when we surrender to the pressure to fit in, to belong into a group we think we need. We sacrifice who we are, but the problem is in our minds when we believe that. However, we still are biologically determined to feel accepted. That need is part of our survival and that is why societies are formed.

When we decide where to belong and who we need to feel accepted, we must realize they will help us to be better and that no one can make us feel bad about ourselves; we have the choice where to belong.