Merits of Mad Love

Mad love is not as totally bad as it's often painted, just as well as anything over the border of normality it has its merits. Of course, these merits are very minimal and are often subdued by demerits, but still they are vital and feelable for a person who is involved in mad love non-hypothetically i.e. in real life.
So what are the merits of mad love? How are they interconnected and why do they differ from merits of true love? The latter question implies the difference of these two phenomena, hence the difference between their components and characteristic features. As for the merits of mad love, they are as follows.
1. Experiencing something brandestly new from what you have experienced before in personal sphere.
2. Experiencing the type of affection which seems to be the strongest and the most powerful and influential, affection to one person you are practically drowning in.
3. Experiencing mind-blowing sensations which are though transient and will pass, will still leave a trace of unforgettability in your life.
4. Getting to know a truly exciting person, a mad person in wickedly good sense of this controversial word.
5. Strongest emotions like euphoria, excitement, happiness etc. They may be unreal and far-fetched but at the time you experience them you consider them true and stable, you think they will last always and forever.
6. Learning to deal in extremely difficult situations, learning to make choices and survive when surrounded by troubles.