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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you looked at the autobiography called Sociopath by Patric Gagne?

Maybe it has something to offer you.

https://www.shannonwaiteauthor.com/blog/sociopath-a-book-review

"To put it very simply, sociopaths have a hard time experiencing emotions like the general public does because they have a limited emotional range, thus rarely feeling “learned” emotions (like love and guilt). Based on Gagne’s experience (and research), sociopaths will partake in antisocial behavior to try and feel something other than apathy.

Gagne’s introduction ends with, “I am a criminal without a record. A master of disguise. I have never been caught. I have rarely been sorry. I am friendly. I am responsible. I am invisible. I blend right in. I am a twenty-first century sociopath. And I’ve written this book because I know I’m not alone” (xvii)."[/quote]

This really interesting as she said something really similar to her sibling yesterday. That basically humans don’t innately have emotions like love or guilt - that they are forced/taught onto humans. And she has said at other times that she has never truly felt sorry about anything, so when she says it, it is a lie.

Im terrified of reading this book because I don’t want to discover my daughter is a sociopath. Have I had that thought and wondered? Yes, many times. But I never settled on it as a truth. I believe she’s under the daily stress of being in flight or fight mode which makes her incapable of feeling anything other than anger. [/quote]

The other thing is that she says she experiences no fear. I don’t completely understand this. Id describe her as pretty fearless. And she is completely obsessed with horror. But she does have fears or anxiety about doctors- which she denies- she says she is just angry and visualizing hurting them. She just operates very differently. [/quote]

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