Almost everyone overeats on occasion, perhaps having seconds or thirds of a holiday meal or scarfing down an entire bag of chips while watching a scary movie. You feel stuffed for a few hours and then resume your normal, healthy eating habits. For some people, though, overeating like this doesn't just become a way of life, it takes over their life. It's called binge-eating disorder, and although people with this condition feel embarrassed and ashamed about gorging themselves for what could be hours on end and resolve to stop doing it, they also feel a compulsion to continue.