Thinking things thru'

What do you call a person who can be easily influenced by others around him/her?

According to WikiAnswers.com, it's gullible, and according to Dictionary.com, "gullible" is defined as easily deceived or cheated.

However, this does not seem to be what I am trying to imply as a person who can be easily influenced by others. So, what is exactly the word which I am looking for?

I do not know about the rest of the people, but, I, myself, am a person who can be easily influenced by others around me. What I meant is that how-ever the people around me are feeling, they can actually influence me to feel the same way as them. Having said so, I will have to tell you this: "No worries, I know what I am doing.".

Wondered why I said so? This is because I am able to control how I want myself to feel.

Alright, I am sure people must be thinking that I am not making sense around here right now. So, let me explain a little by what I meant by quoting an example. Let us just imagine that I have two friends around me who just stepped out from the examination hall with me. They were discussing about how difficult the paper was and how they could have gotten a lousy grade as a result of the examination. I heard what they were saying, and if I were to remain silence, that would mean that I have been influenced by them. I could have been stepping out from the examination hall feeling confident, but from the comments which they made on the paper, they simply made me think twice on how I actually feel in the first place. But at the end of the day, as the old saying goes, what is done is already done, no point looking back and brood over it.

Right now, you must be thinking that saying is much easier than doing...

I agree with the above statement as it really takes time to condition your thinking and change the way you view certain things in life.

However, recently I have been trapped within my own thoughts and was made confused by three people - who shall not be named. Let me share with you what roughly happened...

I met up with person A on a fine day and we were happily chatting and discussing on a certain topic until A brought out person B into the picture. Since B was now in the picture, we went on to discuss more stuff which were, more or less, centered around B. Suddenly, person C was also brought into the whole picture and even I, myself, was being dragged into it now. Things got complicated, which resulted in me feeling kind of bad as I was sandwiched between A, B and C. In addition, I felt really sad about this whole thing, even up till today.

I would not know if I were right to just classify this as a small matter. However, my world has changed as a matter of fact. The person who once feel that she was really lucky and blessed, is no longer feeling so now. Perhaps A should not have brought out B and C and eventually, me, into the picture. Or perhaps I should take this opportunity to thank A instead?

In one way or another, this matter has made me think about what I seriously need to do about my life. I cannot be living in the world that does not belong to me anymore... I guess, I really have the need to manage my life well. No more relying on people (I promise and I will try...OK?)!

Eventually, I am sure that time will tell the truth and that I will find a route, a new target, and whatever it takes to continue my journey in life...from this moment on.