Definitely never, ever be embarrassed to voice how you're really feeling...this forum is about sharing and learning. We are not all gonna "get it" all the time and the process never, ever stops because so long as we are living, we are still feeling!
Just to clarify .... not all emotional eaters are binge eaters though they do have a greater propensity to move towards binge eating if the issues remain unresolved.
Binge eating is more compulsive than simply eating emotionally. Most of us will agree that a binge is a complete loss of control over eating. A binge can be on a particular food or a wide range of foods, often a bite from here and a bite from there....one of the main characteristics of a binge is that they have a very definite beginning and end. This is not just simply overeating...many bingers will hide when bingeing often eating in their cars, alone at home, anywhere so long as it is just them and their drug of choice.
It is the complete feeling of being out of control that defiines a binge.
There is a fantastic book called Binge No More by Joyce Nash which is a guide to Overcoming Disordered Eating. A must read for anyone who thinks this could be them!