compulsive eating
Involuntary food obsession
Compulsive eating is the inability to control food intake despite wanting to stop—eating past fullness, eating when not hungry, or eating in response to emotions rather than appetite.
The behavior feels driven and automatic: She recognized her compulsive eating was about stress, not hunger.
Distinguished from occasional overeating by its persistent, uncontrollable quality.
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- loss of controlInability to direct outcomes
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
gorging · snacking · late night snacking · guilt · shame · comfort food · purging · bulimia · hunger · fullness · stress response · food obsession · restriction · diet · self-control · appetite · insatiable · numbness
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- overindulgencebinge, gorging, overeating, gluttony, overindulgence
- compulsionsOCD, obsession, handwashing, hand washing, checking
- overeatingovereating, gorging, gluttony, overindulgence, food binge
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- body disordersobesity, overweight, underweight, malnutrition, anorexia
compulsive eatinganorexia
Eating disorder, self-starvation
self-starvation · undereating · extreme dieting · orthorexia · fasting
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