Guys , my 2 cents on recovery is that persons recovering should be able to compartmentalise(spelling?) What is happening in their head (symptoms) and what happens day to day (who you meet , what other people say, What other people do etc , etc). I think the trick is knowing the difference. So regardless of what happens external to their own thoughts, a person should ask themselves how stimulated their thoughts are , does their thoughts have structure, can they understand what they hear, can they technically parse and disseminate information , what are their levels of anxiety , what proportion of what people say , makes sense , are their thoughts so intrusive that they cant concentrate , In other words viewing the disorder in terms of symptoms , and then to treat these symptoms.

My 2 Cents..