P.A. Speers's Blog

You can hardly turn on the news these days without hearing accusations about Bill Cosby being a serial rapist. I’m not writing this blog to capitalize on all the hype, but I felt I needed to justify why I gave him, or rather his character, so much praise in my book Type 1 Sociopath. Of course this praise was written before any of these accusations surfaced. However, since my key topics these days relate to the presence of potential sociopaths and psychopaths among us, perhaps taking a closer

Five Steps to Increase Your Chances of Enjoying a Happier, Healthier Holiday Season   “Sociopaths are camouflaged among us; therefore we must love one another—but with boundaries. We must remember to include OURSELVES in the ‘love one another.’” - P. A. Speers   Are you dreading going home for the Holidays? Is just thinking about seeing a specific difficult family member giving you anxiety? Could that difficult person in your life be a type 1 sociopath?   I define type 1 sociopaths as the

  Is there someone in your life who has hurt you so terribly that you find forgiving them practically impossible? Could this person have traits of a sociopath? Are you sure this person has a conscience? Give it some serious thought. If you do not know the traits of a sociopath, especially a type 1 sociopath, I encourage you to learn these traits IMMEDIATELY.    A friend shared with me how she cannot forgive her ex-husband, who hurt her child, and that every time she thinks of him, she becomes