The myth of the sociopath, with Patric Gagne

What does the term ‘sociopath’ mean to you? Serial killer? Social outcast? Or wait - is that a psychopath? Patric first told her story in a column for the cult Modern Love series, titled ‘He Married a Sociopath: Me’. After the piece received an enormous response, Patric wrote a probing memoir about a life spent searching for answers: Why didn’t she feel guilt or shame like other people? Why did she have this overwhelming feeling of apathy? And how could she escape the strange pressure she felt, without resorting to violence? In this episode, Patric, a qualified psychotherapist, debunks the myths around sociopathy, sharing some of the cons, but also the pros. Above all, she wants us to see that sociopathy is a part of neurodiversity - and not a mere personality type. [NB: ‘sociopath’ is not a recognised psychiatric term in the UK - it comes under ‘antisocial personality disorder’. But Patric thinks the two are different and so I defer to her experience/ language.] Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne The Perks of Being a Sociopath by Patric Gagne for TIME magazine He Married A Sociopath: Me by Patric Gagne for The New York Times’ Modern Love column Get in touch at doingitrightpod@gmail.com Presented by Pandora Sykes Sound by Kelsey Bennett Co-production by Pandora Sykes and Kelsey Bennett

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The myth of the sociopath, with Patric Gagne is an episode from Doing It Right with Pandora Sykes by Pandora Sykes.

This episode is 40:38 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2024.

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