Anika Muhammad thought she'd found love. But her paranoid schizophrenia had other plans.
After discovering her wedding was a delusion, Anika's grip on reality shatters. Institutionalized against her will, she's trapped in a nightmare where she can't tell what's real anymore. Divine visions. Imagined conversations. A life that keeps slipping through her fingers.
Her fiancé is drowning his pain in alcohol. Her best friend is gone. And Anika's mind is fracturing faster than doctors can piece it back together.
When you can't trust your own thoughts, how do you know what's worth fighting for? Can Anika reclaim her sanity before she loses everything-including herself?
Don't Call Me Crazy! Again is a raw, unflinching women's fiction novel about mental illness, survival, and the fight to hold onto who you are when your mind becomes your enemy. Perfect for readers who loved The Silent Patient and It Ends With Us.
Book 2 of 2 in the Don't Call Me Crazy! series. Start from the beginning with Don't Call Me Crazy! I'm Just in Love.
About the Author :
Swiyyah Nadirah Woodard was selected as a Bay News 9 Everyday Hero, which was seen by two million viewers, for publishing a book and teaching the community about her own battle with mental illness. She was hospitalized six times and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Her first book, "Don't Call Me Crazy! I'm Just in Love," became required and suggested reading in Reading, Writing, Abnormal Psychology, and General Psychology classes at a four year Institution.
She was born in the housing projects of Saint Petersburg, FL. Her father left when she was three.
As a teenager she was physically abused by her step dad. The abuse was so severe, God blocked it from her memory. At the age of 20 the brother that molested her committed suicide, which was devastating to her and the entire family. Swiyyah has always viewed herself as normal. She never received any disciplinary problems in school, made good grades, and receive her BA degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida.Because of her experiences, she has grown closer to God and has learned a lot about life, much of which she reveals in her books. Swiyyah has done extensive research, shares her personal experiences, and provides the warning signs she exhibited as a child. She provides resources to help the community and teaches them how to live out their dreams regardless of their disability.
