A time I used self criticism in order to assure I still had “a safe place in the pack” was in high school during a party. During the party most of my friend were drinking. In this situation kept criticizing myself with statements as, “I am not good enough, what am I doing here?” However, I proved myself wrong by falling into peer pressure. As we all were siting on couches drinking and talking, slowly did I start to feel part of the group. Once I started to feel I had “a safe place in the pack” my feelings began to shift. The impact of falling into peer pressure of drinking with my friends made me do something I never thought I would. After drinking my friends ended up playing guitar, while some of us went outside. However, most of my friends