Feeling Fried?

Maybe your life is a pressure cooker!

By Cinse Bonino

p>Do your friends pressure you to agree with everything that they think? Do your parents insist that their opinions are the RIGHT ones. Is your life pressure pressure everywhere?

Next thing you know, you'll grow up to be a really bad politician. We can't have that, now can we?

Maybe YOU pressure yourself? Do you find yourself unable to disagree with others, unable to speak your own mind? Or does telling the world what you think come easily for you? Let's find out.

1. When other people say things that I don't understand, I usually pretend to know what they are talking about.
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2. If I disagree with something that one of my friends says, I try to change her mind, but if she doesn't agree with me right away or if she starts to get upset, I back off right away!
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3. Everyone ALWAYS knows what I think.
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4. Arguing really makes me feel uncomfortable; I'd rather give in than fight.
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5. If I disagree with someone, I let them know my opinion, but I don't expect them to agree with me.
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6. People shouldn't be stubborn and keep insisting that they are right when they are so obviously wrong.
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7. If two people disagree, one of them has to be wrong.
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8. I'd rather be quiet than wrong.
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9. People shouldn't make fun of people who don't know as much about something as they do.
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10. If my friends all say that something is true, I usually believe them without checking it out.
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11. If my friends want me to do something that I'm not quite sure is okay, I figure if they ALL say it's okay, then it MUST be okay.
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12. I don't care if I look stupid, or scared, or weird; nobody makes my choices for me, except ME!
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13. My friends and I don't always agree, but we always listen to each other respectfully. (Okay, we DO kid each other, but its all in fun!)
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14. If I think that I am right, I won't change my mind until someone shows me that I'm wrong.
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