How do you tell if your mom has a binge eating disorder?

What to do: Be supportive but suggest assertively that your mother seek professional help from an team of people who deal with this kind off issue often. She needs individual counseling, dietary intervention, a medical doctor to follow certain medical criteria and often a psychiatrist for psychiatric medication. You can contact contact a place and give your friend some literature.

Your mom is human: The same way you would tell if anyone has binge eating disorder---do they binge? If so, assume she is humiliated and ashamed of her behavior and act gently, accordingly.