What is Binge eating disorder?

Food eating disorders are very common in our society and one of them is binge eating disorder. In this disorder one frequently consumes an unusually large amount of food. While this may sound innocuous, binge eating disorder is a serious malady. Most of us tend to overeat during the festive season, during a holiday or celebration of an event. But for people with binge eating disorder, the overeating is pathological and is a regular occurrence. Most often, binge eating episodes are done in secrecy. People who tend to binge eat, always feel guilty about the excess food consumption and are too embarrassed to tell anyone about it. 

Despite making promises to stop this type of eating, the behavior is usually out of control. Binge eating disorder is like a strong compulsion that cannot be resisted and thus the cycle continues. Binge eating disorder is more common than anorexia and bulimia but has only recently been classified as a distinct mental health disorder.