Patric Gagne knew something was wrong with her from a very early age – that she didn’t feel things the way others did or act the way others acted in certain situations. She didn’t have the same feelings others had – in fact, she seemed to have no feelings at all.
Some emotions happened without thinking, but social emotions such as guilt, empathy, remorse, and love did not come at all. What was wrong with her, she wondered? Her sister, Harlowe, she described as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz; herself she described as Wednesday Adams!
She pretended to fit it, but it didn’t work out for her. So, she ended up living up to how she felt and trying to feel something instead of nothing. Unfortunately, her choices in this lifestyle were not the right ones.
Finally, in one of her college classes, Patric finds the word to describe herself – sociopath. She finally figured out all her “bad acts” were a kind of self-preservation.
With the help of the love from David, Patric learns to cope with this debilitating disease. It was a fascinating look into the mind of a sociopath and how exhausting their life can be!