"Imagine waking up one day different. You can't explain it, but something just isn't right. One minute you're happy and the next sad: one moment you're loving and the subsequent angry. The voices you hear, the different moods you experience, and the tragic looks in people's eyes make you wonder if you're losing your mind.
For Savannah Graft, she's been dealt some heavy blows in her lifetime but has managed to overcome them. Now, happily married to her husband, Pastor Shane Graft, mother to Kennedi and Baby Shane, First Lady of Victory Temple, and the owner of SG Graphics, life is good.
Until one morning, she woke up different. She isn't herself, yet she can't see it. She recognizes something is wrong, but she can't explain it. All she knows and continually says, I'm not crazy. Truthfully, she isn't; she’s depressed.
In this book, we begin a conversation to peel back the layers of postpartum depression in the home and in the church. Although this is a work of fiction, every day, somebody is dealing with the effects of mental illness and depression. In the church, they tell you to pray and fast more. In the world, people say you'll be okay, but how do they know.
Read Savannah’s story to see if she finally admits to needing help or will she continually hide from fear of herself, judgment or ridicule."
Title: I'm Not Crazy
Author: Lakisha Johnson
Publisher: Twins Write 2
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"I'm Not Crazy" by Lakisha Johnson
My Opinion:
What a good read that we really needed. How many times do we find people who smile on the outside but not do well on the inside as it was for Savannah Grift? How will Savannah be able to make this journey through postpartum depression and mourning her sister's death? One thing for sure 'Depression' is accurate, and no, you are not crazy! What is essential from this read is that it is ok to reach out and get the needed help. And most of all, one should realize that you are not alone in this journey. One doesn't have to suffer in silence alone. Thank you to the author as you get the readers a beautiful minister story that is woven into a therapy read that helps all who are suffering from this illness as Savannah had suffered.
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