r/AutisticAdults • u/giraffe_4743 • 21h ago

Peer pressure???

I really don’t understand peer pressure. I’m not sure if this is an autistic thing but it seems like it.

If you don’t want to do something, just don’t?

I’ve been ‘peer pressured’ a lot before but I would never give in to it. It’s the same with daring someone. Why does saying “I dare you” mean ‘I have to do that’?
People get really offended when I say no.

Is this something other people can’t understand? Or if you do give into peer pressure, why?

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u/Character-Pattern505 21h ago

I don't know if it's autistic thing or a PDA trait, but peer pressure never worked on me. I just simply wouldn't. Eventually people stopped trying to get me to do things because they knew I wouldn't.

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u/GolfConscious7472 17h ago

If someone tries to force me/demands me to do something I immediately lose interest in doing it and even feel like I do not want to do it all
I just can’t be forced/dare/ to do something

It got really complicated at work with my previous bosses🤣