Crazy Is My Superpower

Crazy Is My Superpower is the memoir of AJ Mendez Brooks, a former WWE wrestling champion who rose from poverty to become one of professional wrestling's biggest stars. The book chronicles her childhood in Union City, New Jersey, where she grew up in motels and apartments while dealing with family instability and mental health challenges. Brooks details her path to becoming a professional wrestler, from her early obsession with wrestling to her training and eventual signing with WWE. She recounts her experiences climbing the ranks in the male-dominated wrestling industry while managing her bipolar disorder diagnosis. The book follows Brooks through her wrestling career as AJ Lee, including her championship victories and her decision to retire from the ring. She describes building her personal and professional identity while advocating for mental health awareness and women's equality in sports entertainment. This memoir examines how perceived weaknesses can become sources of strength, using wrestling and mental health as parallel threads. Through raw honesty and determination, Brooks presents a narrative about transforming obstacles into opportunities for growth and success.

Readers connect with Mendez Brooks' raw honesty about mental health struggles and her journey from poverty to WWE success. The conversational writing style and dark humor make heavy topics accessible, according to frequent reader comments. Readers appreciated: - Practical advice for managing bipolar disorder and anxiety - Behind-the-scenes WWE insights - Message of turning perceived weaknesses into strengths - Focus on mental health advocacy over wrestling drama Common criticisms: - Uneven pacing in middle chapters - Limited wrestling content compared to mental health focus - Some readers wanted more detail about her WWE career Ratings: Goodreads: 4.2/5 (4,800+ ratings) Amazon: 4.7/5 (1,100+ ratings) Barnes & Noble: 4.6/5 (200+ ratings) Reader quote: "She doesn't sugarcoat her struggles but shows how to embrace what makes you different." - Goodreads reviewer

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🌟 AJ Mendez Brooks wrote this memoir at age 29, after retiring from a successful career as a WWE wrestler known as "AJ Lee" 🎮 Before becoming a wrestler, she lived in motels and cars with her family, using video games at stores as a free form of entertainment 💪 Despite being told she was too small and "looked like a librarian," she became one of WWE's most popular female performers and a three-time Divas Champion 🧠 The book openly discusses her battle with bipolar disorder, which she was diagnosed with at age 19—the same condition her mother lives with 📝 The title "Crazy Is My Superpower" refers to how she learned to view her mental health challenges as a source of strength rather than weakness, eventually using it to fuel her success