Binge Eating Vs Emotional Eating Vs Overeating

Binge Eating Vs Emotional Eating Vs Overeating I’m often confused as to the difference between overeating, binge eating and emotional eating. My feeling is that overeating is a natural tendency from time to time, whereas binge eating and emotional eating are more habitual. These two seem similar to me, except that binge eating is more severe because “binge” suggests going over the edge of necessary consumption of food. Emotional eating feels more like an instigator that causes you to binge. Binge Eating  The key features of binge eating disorder are:  • Frequent episodes of uncontrollable binge eating.  • Feeling extremely distressed or upset during or after bingeing.  • Unlike bulimia, there are no regular attempts to “make up” for the binges through vomiting, fasting, or over-exercising. People with binge eating disorder struggle with feelings of guilt, disgust, and depression. They worry about what the compulsive eating will do to their bodies and beat themselves up for their lack of self-control. They desperately want to stop binge eating, but feel like they can’t. If you find yourself saying: “I cant stop eating” then you clearly have a problem. Overeating  What separates overeating from binge eating disorder is:  • The binge eating episodes occur regularly, at least twice a week for six months.  • The binge eater finds the episodes very upsetting.