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Understanding the Starvation Response for Type 3

As a Type 3 (The Achiever), your starvation response may be linked to:

• Pushing through hunger or ignoring it to stay focused on productivity and goals.
• Associating food and body image with success or failure, leading to rigid control or overindulgence when stressed.
• Feeling the need to perform or maintain an image, which can cause you to dismiss your body’s real signals.
• Avoiding vulnerability, even with yourself, about your hunger, needs, and emotions.

Because you value efficiency and accomplishment, hunger might feel like an inconvenience—something that gets in the way of performance. You might also use food as a reward for achievement or as an emotional escape from pressure.

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The Virtue: Truthfulness (Authenticity)

The virtue of Type 3 is Truthfulness—the ability to be completely honest with yourself and others about who you are, what you need, and how you feel. Truthfulness allows you to drop the mask, embrace your real needs, and honor your body with integrity rather than image-driven goals.

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How to Apply Truthfulness to the Starvation Response

1. Acknowledge What’s Really Happening

   • Instead of pushing past hunger or convincing yourself you “shouldn’t” feel it, be truthful about what your body is experiencing.
   • Ask yourself:
     “Am I actually hungry, or am I avoiding acknowledging my body’s needs?”
     “Am I eating according to what my body needs, or am I performing for an external standard?”

2. Recognize When You’re Using Food to Cope with Pressure

   • If hunger or cravings hit during high-stress moments, pause and ask:
     “Am I really hungry, or am I looking for relief from pressure?”
   • Truthfulness means admitting when you’re overworking or feeling disconnected—instead of numbing with food.

3. Drop the Image and Listen to Your Body

   • You may have a subconscious belief that controlling food and hunger makes you more successful or disciplined.
   • Instead of treating hunger as an obstacle, see it as honest feedback from your body.
   • Remind yourself:
     “Success is not about image—it’s about alignment. I honor my body because it supports my real goals.”

4. Stop Performing and Start Feeling

   • You may be tempted to power through hunger to maintain an appearance of control or to reward yourself with food after high performance.
   • Truthfulness allows you to feel your needs in real time, without postponing care.
   • Before eating, check in with yourself:
     “Am I eating for nourishment, or am I eating because I think I ‘deserve’ it after pushing too hard?”

5. Let Go of Rigid Control and Trust Your Body’s Wisdom

   • The Achiever mindset often seeks structure and control, but true success comes from trust, not force.
   • Shift your mindset from dominating your body to collaborating with it:
     “My body and I are on the same team. I don’t need to force it—I need to trust it.”

6. Align Eating with Your Authentic Self, Not an Image

   • When making food choices, ask:
     “Am I choosing this because it’s truly right for me, or because it aligns with an external expectation?”
   • Truthfulness means removing the mask and eating in a way that supports your real health and energy, not just a perfected version of yourself.

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Summary

By practicing truthfulness, you can listen to your real hunger signals, let go of the need to perform, and align your eating with what your body actually needs—not an external image. Instead of seeing food and hunger as things to control or manipulate, truthfulness allows you to respond with honesty, trust, and self-alignment.