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. 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.
