Compulsive over eating is the excessive consumption of food (bingeing), often thousands of calories at a time. People with Compulsive Over eating have what is characterized as an "addiction" to food. They often use food and eating as a way to hide from their emotions, to fill a void they feel inside, and to cope with daily stresses and problems in their lives. Common reasons for overeating include:
- Emotional Comfort
- Eating to fast
- When eating out , getting your money’s worth
- More is better
- Not paying attention while eating
Treatment for compulsive overeating includes helping to guide patients toward paying more attention to their own hunger cues, and to allow hunger and satiety to guide them in their eating. This results in a greater body awareness, which may help to reduce negative emotions
that may keep patients from making good nutritional decisions. The goal of this approach does not focus on counting calories or fat grams, but on using one’s own body cues as the ultimate expert in eating.
Many people who struggle with over eating find support and assistance at Overeater’s Anonymous. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one another's anonymity.

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