Everyone deals with it in his/her own way due to different circumstances, so I think you shouldn't be concerned about what others did. Do it in your own way. Find yourself again.

Good luck with your recovery. As mentioned, it takes great courage to actually admit the problem and do something about it. Surely there'll be derisive eyes upon you. Friends that start to drift away, family members starting to look down on you with sarcastic remarks, etc. That's real life. Good for you if people around you are understanding, which would make it a little easier. But hey, even if they aren't, this is about you, not them. So what I'm saying here is that you should prioritize yourself now and make a full recovery.

Perhaps during the break, you'll find a calling you can call your own. It happens in a very strange way. Life will only get better from that point. There'll be paperwork and financial problems that entail, but you'll get through it somehow once you've sorted yourself out. That's the most important part.

I hope I'm making sense. ( ._.)