tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post2092733696613034354..comments2024-03-10T13:52:18.927-04:00Comments on The Scary Lawyer Guy Blog: Book Review - Confessions of a Sociopathscarylawyerguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340241283633171546noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-85495336654957167402016-05-30T17:55:47.754-04:002016-05-30T17:55:47.754-04:00If she was detached from emotion, why would she ca...If she was detached from emotion, why would she care if a teacher dissed her. Ah, but I pull the first thread on the sweater...Martian Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674178692741987194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-52016520865378074232014-02-09T18:20:46.804-05:002014-02-09T18:20:46.804-05:00Personally, I am liking the book. I relate very m...Personally, I am liking the book. I relate very much to her in some ways, and can see where her father did a lot of damage to her. I think it is a good read so far (half way through it).brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240459744328303295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-49086487584901858422013-11-25T13:17:48.534-05:002013-11-25T13:17:48.534-05:00Thank you for the review. I saw the book at the l...Thank you for the review. I saw the book at the library today and was asking myself the very questions you addressed. The problem of sociopaths in society has been of considerable interest to me, but I wanted to hear some opinions from people who had read it before I subjected myself to the stress of reading it.<br /><br />The current state of my conclusions about sociopaths can be found here, if you're interested... http://goo.gl/6AO7zAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881153798959916460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-84094449365649391622013-07-18T12:47:46.077-04:002013-07-18T12:47:46.077-04:00Wow, this book seems super interesting! I actually...Wow, this book seems super interesting! I actually can't wait to read this. It's really scary to think about at first but it intrigues you to find out more. Timhttp://www.lawyernortheastphiladelphia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-81903790119857069172013-07-10T03:10:56.206-04:002013-07-10T03:10:56.206-04:00Am reading the book right now; up to ch.3. There&#...Am reading the book right now; up to ch.3. There's some controversy on the web as to the author: "she's not really a socio, just an attention whore" (evidently she went in disguise on "Dr." Phil)(Phil, never afraid to sputter sanctimonious outrage when there's a safe target handy, reportedly hated her); there are those who say she's a fake & merely a socio wannabe; and an interesting theory that the book is written by a true socio *in an attempt to frame someone else*: in just 2 chapters, there have been quite a few specific and presumably-verifiable clues as to who 'she' might be.<br /><br />Assuming she really is a sociopath, it's still an interesting read. Yep, she's narcissistic as hell and minimizes her little....um...quirks and blames others at the drop of a hat, but hey - what do you expect from a sociopath? Modesty? Self-deprecation? No.....I'm thinking there might be something to learn, even from repugnant teachers. For example, she claims that 'science' shows that socios have vastly fewer problems with the slings & arrows of modern life: petty & gross rejections, destructive and possibly unnecessary guilt & remorse, and - most importantly - *much* lower incidences of major depression. If any of that's true, there are a lot of brittle and/or fragile and/or clinically depressed folks out there who could be helped by learning how to do some of that. <br /><br />Although I don't think I'd want to date her, I'm not ready to trash the book just yet. The fact I don't like the way she 'teaches' doesn't mean all her ideas are wrong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-82036294007641414262013-07-06T14:33:19.411-04:002013-07-06T14:33:19.411-04:00I don't know who that is ....I don't know who that is ....scarylawyerguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340241283633171546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-19975423096775627592013-07-06T13:14:27.516-04:002013-07-06T13:14:27.516-04:00Sounds like a Jen Lancaster wanna-be...Sounds like a Jen Lancaster wanna-be...FatParalegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349943157176606330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016253077154756564.post-71546541400745539872013-07-02T21:26:18.837-04:002013-07-02T21:26:18.837-04:00Thank you -- I read an excerpt in Psychology Today...Thank you -- I read an excerpt in Psychology Today and it sounds like anything worth reading was in there. I definitely won't bother.mindfulcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651081925704425568noreply@blogger.com