A lot of life is about finding a way to feel happy despite all the crap thats going on around you. When people say "He/She is a survivor", this is one of the skills they are talking about.
I've been playing Magic : The Gathering a lot with my fiancé for months now. He decided to teach me the game when the humming in my right ear first arrived and gave me strong anxiety, to help me take my mind off it and focus on the cards.