{"product_id":"sociopath-patric-gagne","title":"Sociopath, Patric Gagne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatric 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Patric \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereconnects 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, she embarks on a mission to prove that the millions of Americans who share her diagnosis aren’t all monsters either.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the inspiring story of her journey to change her fate and how she managed to build a life full of love and hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e368 pages, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 x 1.4 x 9 inches, \u003c\/span\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45619001065697,"sku":"9781668003183","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/files\/Screenshot2024-08-15at10.33.33PM.png?v=1723775622","url":"https:\/\/pressshopatl.shop\/products\/sociopath-patric-gagne","provider":"Pressshopatl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}