Compulsive eating disorder is an eating disorder in which a person consumes excessive amounts of food, which causes excess weight. Compulsive means “obsessive”, “not controlled by reason.” This disorder appears against a background of distress, that is, it is associated with increased anxiety and mental stress. The body is looking for a way to get a release and finds it in uncontrolled food consumption. The following reasons can be identified: Hereditary predisposition. Currently, three genes have been identified that are responsible for gaining excess weight as a result of systematically eating large amounts of food and increase the likelihood of developing psychogenic overeating. Psychological reasons: This may be caused by the inability to cope with unpleasant emotions caused by internal conflicts or external unfavorable circumstances. The immediate stimulus for eating large amounts of food is such emotions as fear, anxiety, guilt, resentment or a feeling of one’s own powerlessness and inability to change the situation. Patients suffering from psychogenic overeating often have low self-esteem, feel inferior, unable to meet the expectations of others. Patients suffering from compulsive overeating often eat away negative emotions and stress, temporarily relieving their psyche from these experiences. But, unfortunately, the reason for this will not go away, and without working with a specialist, the patient often cannot cope on his own. Also, overeating can be caused by incorrect eating habits instilled from childhood: eating, even if you are full, because you cannot leave it on the plate, you cannot throw away food. It is also often a habit of eating fast food and processed foods, a lot of fatty and sweet foods, eating “for company” and not because of hunger, etc. Such bad habits disrupt the brain’s ability to control the feeling of satiety. Social reasons. The cult of slimness and slimness reigns in society. a toned body, which puts even more pressure on the patient and makes him feel guilty for not meeting beauty standards. This creates a vicious circle. The inability to regulate one's own eating habits entails a constant decrease in the emotional background and an increase in the level of anxiety, which, in turn, further aggravates the problem of psychogenic overeating. Incorrect lifestyle. If a person lives at a fast pace, does not get enough sleep and eats poorly, then this method of adding strength becomes a habit and can be compared to caffeine and drug addiction. The hormone cortisol, produced during stress, increases appetite and promotes the accumulation of fat in the body. Therefore, residents of developed countries, where there are no problems with food and high levels of chronic stress, mainly suffer from obesity. The main symptom of compulsive overeating is eating food in the absence of hunger. Such people start eating when they are nervous, when they are offended, guilty, disappointed. They eat up bad moods and sadness. An attack of gluttony can last a couple of hours, while patients lose the ability to control the amount of food they eat and do not feel full. The episode ends with a feeling of fullness, guilt, shame and self-loathing. Regularly eating large amounts of food provokes weight gain. There are no attempts to get rid of what has been eaten. Eating disorders manifest themselves when the patient is alone; in front of other people, he can still control himself and eats regular portions. Patients may hide food, hide from prying eyes in order to eat it. Attempts to stop overeating using willpower are ineffective, which causes self-disappointment, self-blame, and a feeling of helplessness. Unfortunately, other addictions and disorders are often associated with compulsive overeating. Such patients more often suffer from depression, fall into alcohol, drug addiction, drug addiction (when taking.