Naomi Judd was always candid about her personal struggles, and she bravely shared her story on “Good Morning America” in 2016, helping to raise awareness in the process. During the sit-down with Robin Roberts, Naomi talked about her memoir, “River of Time,” which detailed her struggles with mental health, and how it got worse when she and her daughter, Wynonna Judd, stopped touring. “[Fans] see me in rhinestones, you know, with glitter in my hair, that really is who I am. But then I would come home and not leave the house for three weeks, and not get out of my pajamas, and not practice normal hygiene,” she told Roberts, adding that “it was really bad.” Naomi said that she “spent two years” on her couch, and after touring, she went into “this deep, dark, absolutely terrifying hole” from which she could not remove herself.
Naomi went into a little more detail about her depression, which she said ran on “both sides” of her family in a 2017 essay for NBC News. “My brain simply doesn’t make any of the happy chemicals it’s supposed to, and I have to use medication to give me a chance to have a life,” she wrote. The singer shared that her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, were always by her side, but it wasn’t always easy. “It’s almost as hard on you as it is on the person suffering, especially when you love each other as much as the four of us love each other.”
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Nicki
