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Sociopath
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Vulture, LitHub, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.
Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and empathy eluded her. For the most part, she felt nothing. And she didn’t like the way that “nothing” felt.
She did her best to pretend she was like everyone else, but the constant pressure to conform to a society she knew rejected anyone like her was unbearable. So Patric stole. She lied. She was occasionally violent. She became an expert lock-picker and home-invader. All with the goal of replacing the nothingness with...something.
In college, Patric finally confirmed what she’d long suspected. She was a sociopath. But even though it was the very first personality disorder identified—well over 200 years ago—sociopathy had been neglected by mental health professionals for decades. She was told there was no treatment, no hope for a normal life. She found herself haunted by sociopaths in pop culture, madmen and evil villains who are considered monsters. Her future looked grim.
But when Patric reconnects with an old flame, she gets a glimpse of a future beyond her diagnosis. If she’s capable of love, it must mean that she isn’t a monster. With the help of her sweetheart (and some curious characters she meets along the way) she embarks on a mission to prove that the millions of Americans who share her diagnosis aren’t all monsters either.
This is the inspiring story of her journey to change her fate and how she managed to build a life full of love and hope.
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- Isabel
- 2024-05-20
Great read!
Easy and informative read that helps you understand sociopaths and their struggles in the world.
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- Kirste Roche
- 2024-05-10
fantastic book, fantastic narrator
This book is exactly what I've been looking for for years. I LOVE the author. I LOVE the emotional, personal narration that makes the story come alive. I can tell I'll listen to this many times. This has made me grow as a therapist and as a human- I highly recommend it.
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- Tracy
- 2024-05-06
Fascinating and Engaging
I learned so much from Patric’s story. Her story is captivating and has given me a new perspective of sociopathy. Highly recommend this book.
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- Lisa
- 2024-04-18
Fascinating and engaging storytelling
A captivating read ultimately about self-acceptance. Anyone who has struggled to accept a part of themselves that feels different or is rejected/considered wrong by societal norms will see parallels to the experiences and thoughts shared by the author in this book. Very much enjoyed the personal and intellectual journey as a reader learning to appreciating the value of all spectrums of neurodiversity, each bringing its own strengths and challenges.
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