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Sociopath

By: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
Narrated by: Patric Gagne Ph.D.
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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.

©2024 Patric Gagne, Ph.D. (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Fascinating and Perfect Performance!

Patric's spoken word performance is warm, expressive, entertaining, and unbelievably intelligent. Ironically, she emotes so much empathy and compassion for her childhood self.

As an autistic gay man from an era when we had to hide, I've always worried about the traits I have that overlap with sociopathy. This definitely helped me differentiate the two conditions, as well as the survival machiavellianism and duplicity I developed to get through the 90s with conservative parents. I don't have any desire to hurt and I do feel guilty, sometimes crippling guilt, but I AM able to compartmentalize and scheme, tell lies confidently and convincingly. Just enough overlap to fascinate me and worry slightly.

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Bare. Naked. Honesty.

Have you ever seen the Lego sculpture of the man exposing his open his chest? That’s how this book feels. Patric Gagne opens up and we are all richer for her daring to expose her life with sociopathy. Myths are dispelled throughout her journey.

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Deeply engaging

This is a one of a kind memoir. Dr. Gagne writes with exquisite depth and honesty, bringing humanity and humor to her experience as a sociopath.

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I really enjoyed this book. The honesty is poetic. I am a complete empath (the kind of person that would exhaust the author). I’ve always been fascinated to learn why people do what they do. This book gives such great insight. I am curious to see how much this book will help society in recognizing the lack of help for sociopathy. The spectrum analogy was so thoughtful and rang true. Bravo!

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Fascinating

A bit disturbing at times but fascinating. I wish she talked more about her recovery.

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Incredible

It’s an honor to be alive at a time when someone like Patric is willing to share her inner world with the reader so candidly. A beautiful, resilient story that has already shaped how I view others - especially in my own work as a mental health therapist.

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So good!

She almost had me convinced I was a sociopath! Relatable on many levels. Great listen!

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Eye opener, loved how honest and refreshing this was.

In depth explaining I loved-helped me to understand better. Definitely recommend to everyone-we all need to understand and support each other

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So good!

Loved every minute. Learned so much along the way. Patric amazed me with her persistence to stay the course she began at such a young age. I admire her integrity throughout.

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Educational

Such an interesting listen. Bold, ultra-honest, informative, essential for anyone interested in mental health.

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