Analysis Of M. E. Thomas 'Confessions Of A Sociopath'

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“Confessions of a Sociopath” By: M.E. Thomas She never killed anyone, but she has thought about it. Thomas explains her story and how being a sociopath has changed her life. She tells her stories from when she was younger to her life now. Her main point is to inform people that not all sociopaths are the same. There are the sociopaths that are cereal killer, sociopaths that have problems noticing social cues, sociopaths that don’t have fears, sociopaths that get married have kids, and then sociopaths that struggle with aggression. Thomas is a sociopath and has to deal with it every day. It’s changed the way she has lived. When she was younger she wasn’t abused she had a normal loving family. She used physical violence a lot as a child.

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