Is your personality affecting your health and diet?I was wrong in thinking my eating habits and exercise regime were unique to myself. All along, I've just been following a pattern that was aligned with my personality type. This may be true for you too. Check out the personality types below and see if you can spot yourself. Personality Type OneThis type has the discipline and will power to keep up an exercise regime as well as eat correctly. They may however be too strict with themselves and place themselves on severe diets and this can be detrimental to their health. Some with this personality will be totally into certain health fads (obsessed with health pills and cleansing diets) and follow the fads zealously.At the root of this behavior is the motivation to be correct and cleansed. Led by a super ego judging their behavior, they adhere to the rules. Discovering that this super ego is only a figment of the imagination following the One Pattern allows the person to dive deeper and listen to their actual bodily needs. 
This type does have a loophole in their rules and they're drawn to alcohol and substances as a way to relax. The strict behavior that is self inflicted needs an outlet. Its such a burden being good it feels justified to be occasionally bad. 
Personality Type TwoThis personality is drawn to indulge in foods as a way to fill the neediness for love. This is an unconscious habit. It helps to be conscious of this drive. Finding yourself acting out this behavior is a wake up call to being more present to the love that is present in your life. (The 'neediness' isn't based upon reality. Its the genetic drive of the personality. Don't be fooled by it.)
Personality Type ThreeThis type is all too busy for eating! They have a fast paced life that would fare better if they took better care of themselves and by that I don't mean in the looks department.Understand when your actions are being driven as a way to avoid failure and when you're working at a frenetic pace. This is the time to reflect and choose what you want your life to be about. At their worst they can become burnt out, shallow and empty but beautiful shells. At their best they'll still be dynamic movers and shakers but with depth and with greater awareness beyond just themselves and their personal goals of success. This type will fare well by supporting themselves with better nutritional health as well as time out from their to-do lists. (One can see how the culture of fast food outlets stems from the ideal of the three personality. Race in, race out, looks good but it's a bit lacking in substance.) Of course, not all three's are shallow or lacking in substance. 
Personality Type FourThis type enjoys the gourmet food. There are two things motivating this desire, apart from the fabulous food that is. Eating gourmet food definitely feeds the idea that one is above the common fray, (who, by the way, are down the road at the fast food outlet or cheap diner). It also uplifts the spirits in a way that can lift a heavy mood that the four may be feeling.Nothing wrong with gourmet food. There can be a problem with over indulging though. The four does well when they discover they're not so tragically flawed that only gourmet food will do to make them feel better about themselves. They also do well when they become disciplined and exercise their body. It's a necessary and positive outlet for fours as it lifts their mood and health in better ways than gourmet foods provide. 
Personality Type FiveThis type will more likely restrict their dietary intake, although there are definitely some overweight fives too. They also tend to shun physical exercise but again there are definitely some athletes amongst the fives. However, since this type lives in their heads they often ignore their physical needs, deeming it as unimportant.The five tends to feel safer with less and they can take this strategy into their eating habits and seriously restrict their intake. Since this type is physically sensitive they will fare well with good nutritional support. Since they live in their heads, exercise or physical activity is good for them as it provides the means to get out of their head and into their bodies and experience life more fully rather than always at a distance. 
Personality Type SixThis type is usually so wound up with anxieties, frayed nerves and hard work they could do with receiving more nutritional support rather than less. However, this type tends to be drawn to restricting certain foods (often to cope with a nervous digestive system) but then drawn to alcohol and substances as a way to relax.Some doubt the foods their eating and their minds spin on whether they should be eating certain foods or not. Some within this category can also be the gym junkies as they like to feel beautiful and strong. This is usually the sixes with the sexual subtype. For more on the subtypes click on this link. http://www.understandingpersonality.com/personality-six.html Although much to my annoyance, many say they don't go to the gym because they're naturally toned, buff and beautiful. It's the natural body type for the sexual six! How annoying is that! No wonder this type gets all the action hero movie roles. 
Personality Type SevenThis type enthusiastically tries out many of the fads, often ahead of everyone else, as they leap toward the ever new. The passion driving this type is gluttony (although that refers more to their gluttonous craving for more experiences.) They do however, like to keep on an eternal high and they can take this strategy into their food habits as well, preferring substances that will keep them stimulated.They can also be enthusiastic about health and follow quite a healthy diet while inspiring others to do the same . . . . although they may enjoy the odd indulgence too, if its on offer. 
Personality Type EightLust, lust and more lust. If this type likes something then they think more is better. So they tend to overeat and consume rich foods but not exercise.They also know they're powerful. Certainly in men, this is often more seductive than good looks, so they're not always in much of a hurry to slim down. This type resides fully in their body (unlike other types who can live in their heads or emotions) and so physical exercise and care is advantageous. It gives their enormous energy a healthy outlet. This type can lean towards a hedonistic life or a puritan existence. They seem to swing between the two. Even if they go down the puritan route they'll do it in a big way. Hedonistic Eight
Puritan Eight
Personality Type NineThis personality has a tendency to either overeat or forget to eat. If they are the type to forget to eat they may miss lunch and eat late or have dinner very late at night.The nine avoids conflict and strives for comfort and they take this strategy into their eating habits by seeking out the comforting foods. They can then become addicted. (It was written recently in an article that when a healthy person looks at junk food it triggers distaste and they avoid the food. When an overweight person sees junk food it triggers a happy feeling so they consume the food.) Since anger feels very uncomfortable to the nine, they attempt to bury it by eating. This has the positive intention of keeping the peace but it is to the detriment of their own health. It may be in their interest to allow themselves to feel discomfort and voice their anger or their desires rather than holding anger at bay and using food to pretend (to themselves) that they're at peace. (Remember this is unconscious.) Whether this personality is overweight or not they're the type to accommodate others, rather than following their own dreams and aspirations. Their own desires get repressed and they end up supporting someone else's goals. It's in their interest to wake up to their own desires. Rather than numbing out and eating, its worth being awake to this strategy, and to see eating as a signal to get in touch with their desires, rather than unconsciously consuming food. (I personally like all the different shapes and sizes everyone comes in and if anything I wish we weren't living in a society that glorifies just the thin look. I wish we had models for all the personality types walking down the catwalk! I also happen to admire the Rubenesque figure with all its curves. But in interests of health I understand its better for this type of personality to be aware of how the strategies can run.) 
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