Mental Illness is no laughing matter. "They laughted at my family and said we were all crazy." Can you imagine living in a household where schizophrenic outbursts, manic rage, and violent behavior were frequently the order of the day? Crazy Didn't Get Me: Preparation for My Destiny is a shocking and transparent sotry of the author, Cynthia Mobley Howell, surviving and growing up in a household with three severely mentally ill brothers.