I'm a 30 year old full time mental health case manager and graduate student (working on my dissertation for the PhD in Clinical Psychology).   Last year I got sick and lost a lot of weight.  Part of getting better was having to go cold turkey off a medication that was causing some of the problem, but was also stabilzing my mood at the same time.  Going off the med made me spiral into a pretty deep depression that took me a while to get out of.  About 5 months ago I decided I needed help and started seeing a therapist and psychiatrist.  By that time I was at a dangerously low weight.  I had to fight to not be hospitalized and have been gaining very slowly ever since.  This is a long tough journey and one of the hardest things I've ever done.  I'm really scared, but also looking forward to getting back to the life I loved....running, having friends, not being consumed with food, etc.