Name: Confessions of a Sociopath
Rating: 2.837837837837838 (37 reviews)
ISBN: 9780307956644

M. E. Thomas

An account of the author's life as a diagnosed non-criminal sociopath explains how her charisma and penchant for convincing lies enables her to influence and seduce others, offering insight into her system of ethics while advising readers on how to manage a relationship with a sociopath.

A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

Confessions of a Sociopath

Sloan, Kara

Heard she was Mormon so was very curious about the dynamics going on there, however only mentioned as an aside.

Otherwise all you need to know: she's a sociopath, thinks she's super smart, seductive, witty, and spends most book sharing examples of that that I guess are supposed to be interesting but sound like high school melodrama. 

It starts pretty promising about how she chose to get diagnosed, but fails to really extend the conversation past basic nature/nurture, or her own highlight reel of trickery. 

Was really hoping for a more sociological type approach to sociopaths and societal norms beyond the personal drama and mental gymnastics she does to cast herself as both victim and master manipulator... opportunity lost I guess.

Nikki Sojkowski

Gabriella Lanouette

Drawn from the author's own experiences; her popular blog, Sociopathworld.com; and scientific literature, this is part confessional memoir, part primer for the curious. Written from the point of view of a diagnosed sociopath, it unveils for the very first time these people who are hiding in plain sight.

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Cristina Martinez

M. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people - she likes to touch them, mould them and ruin them. She could be your friend or your boss. She could be you . . .Now she writes with breathtaking honesty about her life. She also draws on the latest research to explain why at least one in twenty-five of us are sociopaths - and shows why that's not a bad thing. By turns fascinating, shocking and funny, Confessions of a Sociopath is a gripping insight into the mind of a self-confessed predator.

Confessions of a Sociopath A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

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