hi shikma,
welcome to PC! i've had probs with eating disorders before...started dieting when i was 8 and cld've told u the calorie count in just about anything at that age...took another 10 years for it to develop into full-blown anorexia tho (i kinda used depression as a distraction in between) and then i was threatened with being hopitalized and told basically that if i continued to lose weight i would die. that huge stubborn streak that made me become severely anorexic in the first place kicked in and i thought "get lost, i'm gonna stick around"...so eventually made a full recovery and i don't have issues with food anymore eh, i just eat whatever. so they're possible to overcome, if u use what made to go like that in the first place for strength rather than self-desruction...still have a few probs with depression but it's coming together and i try to keep a positive attitude towards to cuz if i can beat anorexia then i figure i can do the same with depression. the majority of the time these days i actually feel pretty normal, but i think posting on this site has helped a lot so keep coming here, u get to meet sum pretty cool ppl and the help and support here is just amazing!