What is your first reaction when you are offended?

When i get offended, i get my ak49 and blast the hell out that offender.

when i am offended... i would usually just shut up and not talk. i would feel awkward too and would probably choose not to be near the person who have offended me.

I have experienced this when I was very young,and helpless,to boot.Hence I just accept it.

When I am offended I find difficult to digest it. Some strange reaction takes place inside and the body reacts immediately depending upon the intensity of insult inflicted. If it is a mild one then I react coolly If it is quiet serious then I shout back without knowing some times what I talk whole body starts trembling and very rarely I would react to hit back physically. If I remember correctly it has happened only once to me in my adult life when I physically hit a Govt. officer on duty as he abused me in front of some dignitaries. Hitting a Govt. officer on duty is a very serious matter but I get out of it without any punishment by my good luck and my reputation as a cool man.

Well,sometimes when we are in a conversation with others and in the middle of that sometimes we can say something that others do not like. And if i get offended by the words that he or she said, i would normally get shocked and would stay quiet for a moment and then try to avoid any arguments.

My first reaction is silence. It means I'm shocked. I try then to turn it into a joke. If not, I offend him/her back. But I don't want to start a fight. So I'll ignore it and say "I'm sorry, I don't want to fight."