Binge Eating

Me too!  I do the same thing.  Whenever I'm feeling down or PMSing... all I want to do is eat, and be alone.  I know it's not a healthy thing.  But, what always helps me is to force myself to get out of my house.  If I spend those times out of my house, and with friends, or even wandering somewhere by myself, I get over my sadness just by the surroundings, by the distractions.  Maybe you can try this.  I know that when I'm sad and eat, I then feel even more sad because I know that it was a bad idea to sit there and eat. 

I personally am suffering from binge overeating and I frequently overeat, not because I want to, but because I have no control. I'm extremely embarrassed and only recently my husband (who I just recently married) caught me red handed (I kept it from him for a long time) in a binge and it was mortifying. I often find myself waking up in the middle of the night to snack on anything that I have in the pantry or fridge. Usually after I've finished a whole box of crackers or a handful of yogurts, I think to myself how stupid it was that I just did that. And I really regret it. It's just a vicious cycle that I wish I could break (I've been unsuccessful at everything I've tried up until now).

I found an issue would come up with my gf at the time who ate a lot at night. I didn't realize that this was an eating disorder but apparently it is a growing issue.

http://www.eatingdisordersonline.com/explain/nighteating.php