Skype education - Binge Eating Dx

How many times do we say things happen for a reason?  Responding to a crisis skype this early afternoon. Permission to share the content with our readers from Pam. Pam is like many mothers out there in our community. She is trying to find help and support for her teenage daughter who is struggling with a eating disorder. Pam's daughter appears to have a binge eating disorder. This is when the person will consume large amounts of food and can't control their eating. This is a serious eating disorder, and this writer has worked with many overweight males who struggle with this disorder. The latest research reports that 1/3 of people who are diagnosed with a binge eating disorder are males. I have worked with a few females who have this disorder. The mom reports that she can not get her daughter the help she needs and is exasperated. After 20 minutes of listening to her via skype she appeared to be less anxious. I began working our model with the mom, and tried to keep things positive. The mom was extremely knowledgeable of the binge eating disorder. Our time was coming to an end, when her daughter walked into her office. I heard the knock first then the voice. She introduced me to the daughter and we began to talk. As I could see the mom's expression, I felt a sense of positive relief from her body language. The daughter asked if I would like to talk to her soon. Then I heard a familiar buzz, a pager was going off from mom. She then needed to excuse herself and take the page. I knew then she was a physician. The daughter validated that point later in our skype. The mom came back and thanked me for my time. I asked both mom and daughter if they could do one thing for me, before we talked next time, if their would be a next time. They both said sure. I pushed my chair up closer to the monitor, and looked at each person. I then said, one thought at a time, don't make things bigger in your head, let the negative energy out, focus on now, right this second, let your thoughts be positive. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.