M. E. Thomas is the pen name used for Confessions of a Sociopath, a memoir-style work about living with traits the author identifies as sociopathic. The book discusses charm, manipulation, risk, empathy, work and relationships while arguing that people with antisocial traits are more varied than popular crime stereotypes suggest. Thomas writes provocatively and often uses personal anecdotes to test the reader’s assumptions about morality and emotional connection. The book is not a clinical diagnostic manual, and its self-description should not be treated as a substitute for psychiatric assessment or a general account of antisocial personality disorder. Confessions of a Sociopath is most useful as a provocative first-person account of self-identified antisocial traits, not as a clinical guide to diagnosing sociopathy or antisocial personality disorder. Read more Less
