Why do I eat like this?

I've struggled with my weight for 25 years. One thing I've never been able to figure out about my over-eating is that I'm unable to control the amount of cookies, cake, etc. I eat at a time. I have this terrible compulsion to eat it all until it's gone. It doesn't matter if I'm starting to feel sick, I just keep eating it until it's gone. Does anyone have any insight on this?

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