I don’t like to think of myself as mentally ill, and I try to harness the positives of my rocky mental health for my life. For example, ADHD - I’m creative and energetic and can hyper focus on tasks, and forget about why something makes me sad by focusing on other things. Specifically for this post I was thinking about the positives of my anxiety. It makes me get my work done, without it my adhd would tank me in college and work. If I try to skip a workout I get so stressed that I can’t physically miss another day (it keeps me consistently working out) and I’m an attentive friend and lover, as I worry about how they feel a lot more than most people would. I understand the pain of anxiety, the panic attacks and just that sense of stomach turning dread. I’m not trying to argue how much it sucks. I just think I should be trying to use the cards I’m dealt and not dwell on it. 
If you guys have any positives in your own lives share!