Support Group

Around 10th grade, I got very involved with a few online friends (basically friends of friends). I enjoyed hanging out with them and they were good people generally but they'd often meet up to smoke or drink sheesha. I didn't mind that but I did mind when they constantly pressured me to try, constantly implying that it's "cool" or "normal." I ended up doing it a few times just so they'd keep hanging out with me but I always felt uneasy. Ultimately I distanced myself from them. It was a hard decision but I wish I'd taken it earlier.