Have you changed a weakness into a strength?

When I was in high school, I made a conscious choice to go into fields that involved writing because it would be harder for me. I was really good at science. But my father was a scientist, and I wanted to do something different. In later years, I somewhat regretted the decision because science would probably have been more lucrative, but I still have life in front of me, so the arts have a chance to pay off. Whether they do or don’t doesn’t matter, since they have enhanced my life immeasurably.

Lately, I’ve been depressed, and more emotionally labile. It is something I never had to deal with before, and I did a lot of whining and moaning and groaning. However, I think that my experience can be turned into a strength because I understand things now that I never could have before. I also can express those feelings pretty clearly, due to that choice I made in high school.

Have you changed a weakness into a strength? I’m not talking about the crap you say in job interviews. I mean something real; something that was seriously undeveloped or even wrong in your life. What was it? How did you turn it into a strength?