Four women and three men met for two-hour sessions twice a week for six and one-half years. Four of the members improved and dropped out of the group at different intervals. On these occasions the group first disassociated themselves from their own feelings and developed paranoid anxieties. Envy of the member's discharge and of the skill of the therapist led to guilt. Later, persecution anxieties and disassociation of the group revealed latent transferences. Finally the group rejoiced at the member's promise of a happier existence and were sad at the prospect of separation.