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* JekyllAndHyde: The person's conflict is changing into a villainous alter ego.

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* JekyllAndHyde: The person's conflict is changing into a villainous alter ego.ego, whose actions they may have little control over.
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* JudgementOfParis: A depiction of Paris deciding which goddess (Athena, Hera, or Aphrodite) should receive the AppleOfDiscord.

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* {{Tsundere}}

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* {{Tsundere}}{{Tsundere}}: Sour exterior, sweet interior, or generally sweet but with an easily annoyed side.
* TwoRoadsBeforeYou: TheHero is confronted with a choice between two mutually exclusive paths.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: A amnesiac character comes to realize they were on the opposite side of their current allies / alignment.

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* AmnesiacDissonance: A An amnesiac character comes to realize they were on the opposite side of their current allies / alignment.
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* PainfulPersona: Someone is forced to adopt a personality that is at odds with their true self.
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* {{Angst}}: Anxiety and inner worries.
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* HopeIsScary

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* HopeIsScaryHopeIsScary: A character is afraid to have hope.



* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The moment where it's shown whether a character is truly as nice in private as they act when in public.

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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The moment where it's shown whether a character is truly as nice in private as they act when in public. Or alternatively, whether they're really as bad as they seem.
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* AmnesiacDissonance
* AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes

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* AmnesiacDissonance
AmnesiacDissonance: A amnesiac character comes to realize they were on the opposite side of their current allies / alignment.
* AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroesAmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes: A villain gets amnesia and joins their former foes; this may result in internal conflict if they are told or start to remember who they once were.



* BeneathTheMask
* BrokenAce
* ConflictingLoyalty

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* BeneathTheMask
BeneathTheMask: How a person presents themselves publicly differs from their true self.
* BrokenAce
BrokenAce: A character is high skilled and well-loved, but still has a lot of personal issues.
* ConflictingLoyaltyConflictingLoyalty: A character is torn between their allegiance to two opposing factions / people.



* DoubleConsciousness
* DoubleThink

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* DoubleConsciousness
DoubleConsciousness: A person's identity conflicts with itself (often a result of their upbringing clashing with their current persona).
* DoubleThinkDoubleThink: A person holds contradicting beliefs at the same time.



* HeroicBSOD

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* HeroicBSODHeroicBSOD: A character suffers a mental / emotional breakdown and stops functioning for a time.



* MoralDilemma

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* MoralDilemmaMoralDilemma: A character has to choose between two or more options where either outcome could be considered moral or immoral.



* SourOutsideSadInside

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* SourOutsideSadInsideSourOutsideSadInside: A character is a jerk to others to cover up the sadness they feel inside.
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* IdentityBreakdown: Having uncertainty or conflicting notions of who or what one is leads to a mental break.
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* HisOwnWorstEnemy: A character's biggest obstacle is their personal flaw(s).
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* TheDitherer

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* TheDithererTheDitherer: A person's problem is their inability to make decisions.



* GoodAngelBadAngel
* HeelRealization

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* GoodAngelBadAngel
GoodAngelBadAngel: Someone imagines an angel and a devil appearing on their shoulders to tell them what the right thing to do is.
* HeelRealization HeelRealization: A character is distraught at the realization that what they've been doing is wrong.



* HeroicWillpower

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* HeroicWillpowerHeroicWillpower: The hero does their best not to give in to the madness that's trying to take over them.



* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
* JekyllAndHyde
* JustOneExtraTicket

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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim
IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: A character wants to kill someone who has wronged them. Their friends try to talk them out of it on the grounds that killing their enemy would make them just as bad as their enemy.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Battling a transformed or corrupted friend while trying to reach the goodness inside them so that they'll overcome their transformation or corruption.
* JekyllAndHyde
JekyllAndHyde: The person's conflict is changing into a villainous alter ego.
* JustOneExtraTicketJustOneExtraTicket: Someone plans to go to a show with their friends, but does not have enough tickets for everyone to come.



* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack

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* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBackTheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: Someone talks to their reflection and the reflection responds to their statements as if they were an actual person.



* SadisticChoice
** SuicidalSadisticChoice
* SecretIdentityIdentity

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* SadisticChoice
SadisticChoice: Having to make a quick decision where resolving either conflict will only leave one stuck with the consequences of not solving the other problem.
** SuicidalSadisticChoice
SuicidalSadisticChoice: Forcing someone to choose between killing themselves or suffering a threat.
* SecretIdentityIdentitySecretIdentityIdentity: A person with a secret identity is conflicted over which persona is their real self.



* ShellShockedVeteran

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* ShellShockedVeteranShellShockedVeteran: A war veteran is traumatized by the horrific things they witnessed in the war they fought in.



* StepfordSmiler

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* StepfordSmilerStepfordSmiler: A troubled person pretends to be happy to mask their grief.



* ToBeLawfulOrGood

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* ToBeLawfulOrGoodToBeLawfulOrGood: Conflict over whether one should do what they know is right or what their superiors say is right.



* WarmBloodBagsAreEverywhere
* WhatYouAreInTheDark

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* WarmBloodBagsAreEverywhere
WarmBloodBagsAreEverywhere: A vampire lives among humans and is trying to resist the urge to feed on human blood.
* WhatYouAreInTheDarkWhatYouAreInTheDark: The moment where it's shown whether a character is truly as nice in private as they act when in public.
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* FightingBackIsWrong

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