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371. I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story
Patric Gagne – writer, former therapist, diagnosed sociopath, and advocate for people with sociopathic, psychopathic, and antisocial personality disorders – shares
-What sociopathy is and how it shows up in her life;
-The shocking statistic of how many people are sociopathic;
-How her diagnosis affects her experience as a wife and mother; and
-The ways in which sociopathy is actually a superpower.
About Patric:
PATRIC GAGNE is a writer, former therapist, and advocate for people with sociopathic, psychopathic, and anti-social personality disorders. Her New York Times best-selling memoir, Sociopath, shares her struggle to understand her own sociopathy and shed light on this often-maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.
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