Sociopathy affects an alarming 1-4% of the population. Sociopaths are generally characterized as people without a conscious and the inability to understand others' feelings. Sociopathic abuse can be extremely harmful - emotionally, mentally, and physically - and can have a lasting effect on your life. Sociopaths can be found in every facet of your life: personal relationships, work, school, family, etc. You've probably been in a relationship or interacted with more than one sociopath in your lifetime but did not know until it was too late.

The Sociopath At the Breakfast Table is a groundbreaking work in the field of abusive relationships. It presents a brand new theory about sociopathic interaction, the "Sociopath-Empath-Apath Triad" or SEAT. SEAT shows how empathic people who recognize a sociopath for who they really are become the object of abuse with the help of a third party, the apath. The apath sides with the sociopath leaving the empath alone and defenseless. The empath then is shamed and often criticized for their actions leaving the sociopath unscathed and free to continue their wanton destruction. With this new found understanding of how sociopaths are able worm their way into people's lives, readers can use the tips and techniques found in this book to protect themselves from potential harm. More importantly, the authors show how empathy can be used as an antidote to sociopathic abuse - thus, victims are able to seize back power and ultimately regain control over their lives.

Authors Dr. Jane McGregor and Tim McGregor provide readers with a complete guide of how to spot, avoid, and remove sociopaths from their lives. With a full profile of common sociopathic traits - such as a victimization, learned helplessness, shallowness, aggression, lack of remorse, etc. - readers will be able to easily identify the dangerous people in their lives. There is also an Empathy Quotient quiz included which helps measure a person's level of empathy. It shows readers where they are on the empathy spectrum and how likely they are to be the target of a sociopath. Armed with these helpful tools, readers can feel secure knowing they are protecting themselves and their loved ones from manipulative and abusive people. This book is geared to help those currently in a relationship with a sociopath and to forewarn others, who want to avoid sociopaths, with the knowledge of how to reduce their chances of becoming a sociopath's next target. The entire range of an abusive relationship is covered: the beginning stages of manipulation, dealing with the anger and guilt following the end of the relationship, and how to regain control and move on. Along the way, the authors provide readers with easy, manageable, step-by-step techniques and instructions.

Readers can identify with the real life testimonials of other victims of sociopathic abuse and see how they dealt with the sociopaths in their lives. The book does not distinguish the sociopath or victims as female or male so everyone will be able to use this book to spot the sociopaths in their lives.