Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight, by M. E. Thomas.
I’m trying to figure out what to say about experiencing the mind of a sociopath for a week, and there isn’t one word I can distill it down to. This book was dense and written by an extremely intelligent person who knows what they’re doing in every single situation. At times, it felt like they were manipulating me: convincing me that their sociopathy is benign and beneficial, and that non-sociopathic people aren’t as harmless as they’re often received to be. On the other hand, I understood this book and the author. I understood, and agreed with, much of their reasonings for the case they built for sociopathy, and I recognized some sociopathic qualities in myself. I’m very happy I read it, and I would highly recommend it to those who have a lifelong love affair with psychology.