Recovered cases such as these should challenge us to understand psycho-analytically just what the process was by which the unexpected recovery took place and, secondly, to answer the question why a psychosis was a necessary step towards better adaptation to life. The material of the article elaborates two points: (1) that an acute psychosis may be a transitional episode in the process of emancipation from an old method of adjustment and 'learning' a new one, and (2) that during the acute psychosis the mechanism of recovery may be indicated in advance by the content of some of the delusions. The psychosis of the two patients—a 24-year-old woman and a 19-year-old boy—seemed to effect a better sexual adjustment to life.