Everything You've Wanted to Know about Sociopathy | Sociopath by Patric Gagne
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Patric Gagne is a therapist. Patric Gagne is a sociopath. An expert on sociopathic disorder professionally and personally, she tells us some of the most frequently asked questions she gets about sociopathy and psychopathy.
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'A surprising, thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a sociopath.' - Pandora Sykes
Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Vulture, LitHub, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan.
Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a jaw-dropping tale of a life lived on the edge of the law, a redemptive love story and a moving account of one woman's battle to gain a deeper understanding of people who, like her, are sociopaths.
'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capable of almost anything.'
Ever since she was a small child, Patric Gagne knew she was different. Although she felt intense love for her family and her best friend, David, these connections were never enough to make her be 'good', or to reduce her feelings of apathy and frustration. As she grew older, her behaviour escalated from petty theft through to breaking and entering, stalking, and worse.
As an adult, Patric realized that she was a sociopath. Although she instantly connected with the official descriptions of sociopathy, she also knew they didn't tell the full story: she had a plan for her life, had nurtured close relationships and was doing her best (most of the time) to avoid harming others. As her darker impulses warred against her attempts to live a settled, loving life with her partner, Patric began to wonder - was there a way for sociopaths to integrate happily into society? And could she find it before her own behaviour went a step too far?
'A fascinating memoir' - Stylist magazine
'[A] remarkable and scandalously entertaining memoir ... addictively page-turning book' - The Telegraph
'She is compelling, like a movie character - a sociopath who’s beautiful, warm and funny, articulate and charming' - The Guardian
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Her interview on the Armchair Expert podcast was a must-listen.
4:38-5:01 THIS is such a genuinely and dare I say beautiful description of love! Non-possessive, non-transactional - that experiential description cuts out a lot of the big pitfalls of narcissism.
I identify a lot with her, especially the lack of empathy and feeling love differently. I’m just not sure if it’s sociopathy or the autism spectrum.
Do you stim? Do you stick rigorously to routines? Do you have any special interests you always had from early childhood in that you invest long hours of the day and have gained encyclopedic knowledge on? Are you very easily overstimulated by sensory stimuli such as sound, light, texture to an extent it's unbearable for you? Do you struggle with social relationships and social interaction? ASD is a spectrum but the spectrum is within these symptoms.
But what about the love you feel for your children as a mother? That’s gotta be a different feeling, right?
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I just wanna say this is really interesting and I love being able to see this through your lens. This really shows how sociopaths are, too, humans, which it's kinda saddening to see it as such a dehumanizing condition.
This helps me as an aspiring psychologist. Loved this vid
What do you mean by dehumanising condition? Do you mean that the condition itself dehumanises people or if people dehumanise those with this condition?
Amazing book.
Looks like an interesting read.
All sociopaths are narcissists, but not all narcissists are sociopaths. Psychopaths are rare, HG Tudor is a narcissistic psychopath.
Sociopath isn’t a disorder per the DSM. You might specify anti social vs sociopath, which mind you IS on (like everything ever) on a spectrum. You’re welcome.
She’s simply a narcissist.
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You are not what you have been labeled. Neither by your self or others. You do seem to project to cover your insecurity.