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Patric Gagne

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We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yes, I actually do think that there are superpowers, to borrow your term, associated with the sociopathic personality in that I don't experience shame or guilt or people pleasing or remorse or certainly not to the extent that a neurotypical person does, but I think that so many times the conversation starts there. It's like, well, then you're dangerous.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yes, I actually do think that there are superpowers, to borrow your term, associated with the sociopathic personality in that I don't experience shame or guilt or people pleasing or remorse or certainly not to the extent that a neurotypical person does, but I think that so many times the conversation starts there. It's like, well, then you're dangerous.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yes, I actually do think that there are superpowers, to borrow your term, associated with the sociopathic personality in that I don't experience shame or guilt or people pleasing or remorse or certainly not to the extent that a neurotypical person does, but I think that so many times the conversation starts there. It's like, well, then you're dangerous.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

It's no, I just have to use, you know, when you don't have those internal constructs, you have to find an external philosophy. I choose not to do bad things because I choose not to do them. Not because I have some internal emotional issues, system that's forcing my hand.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

It's no, I just have to use, you know, when you don't have those internal constructs, you have to find an external philosophy. I choose not to do bad things because I choose not to do them. Not because I have some internal emotional issues, system that's forcing my hand.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

It's no, I just have to use, you know, when you don't have those internal constructs, you have to find an external philosophy. I choose not to do bad things because I choose not to do them. Not because I have some internal emotional issues, system that's forcing my hand.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yeah. I could not agree with you more. And I have heard so many times people using a similar argument, but aimed at a different purpose, which is that good things that I do don't count because they don't come from an authentic place or they don't come from a feeling place. Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yeah. I could not agree with you more. And I have heard so many times people using a similar argument, but aimed at a different purpose, which is that good things that I do don't count because they don't come from an authentic place or they don't come from a feeling place. Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

Yeah. I could not agree with you more. And I have heard so many times people using a similar argument, but aimed at a different purpose, which is that good things that I do don't count because they don't come from an authentic place or they don't come from a feeling place. Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And this is not something that I've really discussed publicly, but for a long time, it's something that I did was I would volunteer like crisis counseling. I had a friend who volunteered with the LAPD and he would let me know about different incidents and I would just show up. You know, I would offer to counsel or to sit there or to exist.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And this is not something that I've really discussed publicly, but for a long time, it's something that I did was I would volunteer like crisis counseling. I had a friend who volunteered with the LAPD and he would let me know about different incidents and I would just show up. You know, I would offer to counsel or to sit there or to exist.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And this is not something that I've really discussed publicly, but for a long time, it's something that I did was I would volunteer like crisis counseling. I had a friend who volunteered with the LAPD and he would let me know about different incidents and I would just show up. You know, I would offer to counsel or to sit there or to exist.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And over time, I expanded my reach outside of LA and I just started showing up other places, like large places. chaotic, horrific events just for no other reason than because I could be of service. And that I can be of service isn't attached to this, I guess, maybe altruism in some way, but not, there wasn't an emotional connection. It was just more matter of fact. It was, I have a high

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And over time, I expanded my reach outside of LA and I just started showing up other places, like large places. chaotic, horrific events just for no other reason than because I could be of service. And that I can be of service isn't attached to this, I guess, maybe altruism in some way, but not, there wasn't an emotional connection. It was just more matter of fact. It was, I have a high

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And over time, I expanded my reach outside of LA and I just started showing up other places, like large places. chaotic, horrific events just for no other reason than because I could be of service. And that I can be of service isn't attached to this, I guess, maybe altruism in some way, but not, there wasn't an emotional connection. It was just more matter of fact. It was, I have a high

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

emotional tolerance. I have a high tolerance for pathology and I could extend that tolerance to others in these moments. And I've been told by people that, that I shouldn't do this work. I shouldn't talk about it because it doesn't come from an authentic place because I don't really care.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

emotional tolerance. I have a high tolerance for pathology and I could extend that tolerance to others in these moments. And I've been told by people that, that I shouldn't do this work. I shouldn't talk about it because it doesn't come from an authentic place because I don't really care.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

emotional tolerance. I have a high tolerance for pathology and I could extend that tolerance to others in these moments. And I've been told by people that, that I shouldn't do this work. I shouldn't talk about it because it doesn't come from an authentic place because I don't really care.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And I find that to be just one of the core issues surrounding certain mental disorders in that if you don't care in the right way, then it doesn't count.

We Can Do Hard Things
I’m a Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Story

And I find that to be just one of the core issues surrounding certain mental disorders in that if you don't care in the right way, then it doesn't count.