I have never heard someone say that there were positive benefits to a full blown manic episode. I would question whether you were expressing your true feelings when you were manic. But I can see how you can take away a learning experience from this terrible time in your life. One is to never go off your meds. Another can very well be to question how you have been living your life. It seems that one can use the time when they are at the lowest part of their lives for this type of quality introspection. So I think what you will learn about yourself and others in this regard can be genuinely positive. But as far as anyone else but you learning from this experience, I doubt this. IMO all they can learn is how devastating this illness can be.

I wish you well getting your life back together. Also I hope your husband can become part of your support network at home.