Since I've been diagnosed with psychosis/schizophrenia, my parents have behaved 100% better to me and more understanding, we get along better... So it's been (at least partly) a positive thing!

As for previous (undiagnosed) depression/bipolar-ish and OCD-ish tendencies, anxiety, low self-esteem, some social phobia etc. - if I didn't have that, maybe I'd be more productive with art/music/writing/career-wise... Maybe I'd have kids and a loving husband/partner... Or maybe I'd be a 'jerk' too, like people above have said....

I've researched a lot about all that, DIY CBT etc. and have been able to help other people (on another forum etc) with this knowledge too, so partly I feel blessed. I definitely wouldn't be researching schizophrenia if I didn't get the diagnosis myself!

I'd much prefer to be without back/neck issues too!!