One positive way was it made me realise how many people weren't a positive part of my life, so I was able to cut them out and become a happier(somewhat) person.

Also let me get some friends who actually want to run stuff together, and have fun doing things together. Not just provide lip-service such as "Let's run that new content together and work on it together"...then have it practically done before I log in after work and refuse to help.

It also gave me a way to escape from the real world and it's problems for brief periods of time to just let my mind relax and recharge...along with all the other games I play.