What is your reaction to conflict...

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Or arguments with people.

Can or do you just walk away and withdraw
Do you feel a need to keep pursuing the matter in order to try and resolve it
How do you respond if more than one person is arguing with you at a time?

And so on...

if i am forced to deal with people i will, but i won't be happy about it. i'd much rather avoid 'em.

I don't like to argue if I can help it. If it happens, I tend to withdraw and just go silent until the other person is done yelling. Once they stop, I bring out full logic and state my case.
Sometimes I just have this overwhelming urge to keep it going, because it always seems that no matter what I say I just can't say exactly what I'm trying to say. I never feel...fulfilled, I guess.

There are two very distinct sides to my personality that have developed. The one side of me that I refer to as the "Real Julia" avoids conflict like nobody's business and it's very simple for me to walk away from it. If I do end up speaking with someone about it I stay very level and logical.
HOWEVER
the other side of my personality "Julie" is quick to get into a screaming match, fist fight, or other type of altercation with someone. Julie has been lying dormant for the past little while because Julia has been keeping her in check, but it's interesting when she comes out to protect me. I don't normally remember these altercations, and my doctor has been treating them as rage blackouts, but when I hear about them afterwards it's like someone that isn't even me takes over.

My brother likes to argue with people. When arguing with me he gets even more annoyed and accuses me of being Passive-Aggressive.

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I've done a substantial amount of reading on DID and I don't think that's quite it because 99% of the time I can separate them, and they are fairly mutualistic. I mean, unless one can "kind of" have DID, but based off of the case studies that I've read and various other literature, either you do or you don't. I mean, I used to remember these incidents, but only recently I've been blacking out.

in any case, i would not [to a point] mind having something in me that would come out when necessary to protect me. but the blackouts would be scary.

Typically, I haul ass. I would read someone the riot act, however, if I encounter their leash-less dog on the street.

The blackouts are scary. Especially when they affect someone close to me. I had a boyfriend that I would black out on. Him and i were simply horrible for each other, as he was a recovering addict with an attitude problem and I was a passive aggressive girl with ASD. Needless to say, it did not last.
I do enjoy her. She is an interesting character when she does happen to come out and I remember it. And completely the opposite of myself in so many aspects, but I do relate to her.

If I can argue my point without it being overlooked I might attempt to do so in a calm composed manner. If I can't I will just continue to say "ok", "alright", "I understand" until they relax. If they try a personal attack I'll just sort of give the impression of absorbing it by looking at the ground, usually sparks up some guilt with most people.

Depends which person. If it's someone really close to me, like a parent, and I know I'm right, I'll argue right back. Usually get fed up and walk away.

If it's someone less close to me like a sibling who doesn't live with me or an old family friend, I pretty much shut down. I blush, I start mumbling, I look down and I try to get away from it. Even when it turns out I was correct. I just can't handle conflict in those situations.

If there's more than one person and they're arguing with each other, I let them duke it out. If they're against me, I'm screwed.

I'd get out of the room as fast as I could without running. I don't like to argue and I like to keep the peace.

I get very aggressive and hostile.

I immediately assume that it must be my fault, and I apologise.

Then later, I get annoyed at myself for assuming that it is my fault, and take out my annoyance on the person whose fault I think it actually is.

I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG AND I AM GOING TO KEEP EXPLAINING UNTIL YOU ADMIT THAT I AM RIGHT. Except not as loudly as that.
Or I just walk away if they're yelling; I don't mind people disagreeing with me, but they will speak to me like I'm a human being.