Sociopath by Patric Gagne

Sociopath

A Memoir

Patric Gagne

Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · April 8, 2025

An engrossing, “completely fascinating” (Cosmopolitan) 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.

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in a memoir about living with sociopathy and mental-health stigma
Themes
Living with sociopathy, Mental-health stigma, Love and hope
Genres
Personality Disorders, Lives in Medicine, Personal Memoirs

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About this book

An engrossing, “completely fascinating” (Cosmopolitan) 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 people did.

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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. 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. 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 like the madmen and evil villains in pop culture. 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 Patric’s journey to unlock the true nature of sociopathy and build a life of love and hope against all odds.

Where it sits

Personality Disorders58%
Personal Memoirs55%
Lives in Medicine44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Personal Memoirs
  • Personality Disorders
  • Mental Health
Authors
Patric Gagne
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Published
April 8, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Living with sociopathy · Mental-health stigma · Love and hope
Reading lane
Personal Memoirs