From the author: A recovered person gives the impression of a person who has discovered himself, he begins to understand who he really is. It is focused on society, and not on an isolated existence “behind a stone wall.” Introduction. Psychotherapy, as such, is designed for healthy people. But the division into “health and unhealth” is very arbitrary. To define the concepts, I use the division that is accepted in person-oriented therapy. So, if all people are divided into three groups, then the first two will include people who can be classified as having the following deviations from the norm - neuroses and borderline state personality. This is the class of “healthy” And the third group is, in fact, what medicine classifies as a disease - various psychoses (schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis). Until recently, it was believed that only psychiatry deals with psychoses, that is, only applicable to these patients drug treatment, and then not as a cure, but as a maintenance drug therapy. Actually, people with these diagnoses (schizophrenia, MDP) are considered officially “sick”. But we are not talking about their “recovery,” as I said above, we are only talking about support, including supportive psychotherapy. The first two classes relate to “health.” But, for example, such a thing as clinical depression can be a symptom of a borderline state (that is, on the border with psychosis) and may well lead to death if the patient, who conditionally belongs to the “healthy” class, is not helped. But, on the other hand, On the other hand, a patient suffering from depression can undergo a course of psychotherapy (possibly in combination with psychiatric treatment, that is, a course of antidepressants) and completely return to a normal, healthy, fulfilling life (both personal and social). Such things as compulsive behavior - alcoholism, drug addiction , overeating, obsessive thoughts and actions - also belong to the “health” class, but at the same time they may well lead to complete incapacity. A person suffering from obesity seems to be healthy in terms of psychological state, but at the same time, the reasons for his condition lie in the psyche, and if he does not take measures to lose weight (diet, sports, psychotherapy), then his mental state, already unimportant, will gradually worsen (decrease in self-esteem, isolation, that is, loss of social ties, contacts, unfulfillment) and his physical condition is also possible - the development of diabetes mellitus and disorders in the cardiovascular system are possible. A person suffering from alcoholism may also outwardly look quite socially successful, but if he does not take some measures (treatment), then, following delirium tremens, cirrhosis of the liver will come, that is, self-destructive behavior “will bear its sad fruits.” Therefore, in my article we are talking about recovery, that is, primarily about the first two groups of clients (patients, patients), but also about patients with schizophrenia, since foreign colleagues are already using psychoanalysis to treat this group of patients, in combination with medications, and the signs of recovery are, in principle, the same, since any mental disorder is always based on a violation of relationships with significant others (in childhood) and a violation of social adaptation subsequently, in adulthood. Due to all of the above , signs of "recovery" or "healing" are quite universal. Signs of recovery. When the most powerful resistances to communication are resolved, the client develops many shades and nuances of feelings, in contrast to the involuntary repetition of a few basic tones of feelings of early childhood. Because he can now express his feelings in socially acceptable ways acquired in the process of psychotherapy, he no longer has to avoid contact in order to protect himself from his destructive (relationship-damaging) behavior, no matter how powerful.