Naomi Judd's Suicide by Firearm

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Ashley Judd gave an interview to Diane Sawyer and confirmed that her mother's suicide was by firearm. What an incredible tragedy. The mind does such terrible things to us. Naomi felt she wasn't good enough when she was actually beloved by so many that she didn't even know.

 

Since her family knew she had emotional issues, I’m semi surprised her family had a gun available. I say semi because I knew a man who conned his family into thinking the gun case was locked.
 

Why didn't she do it when she was alone in the house? Ashley had to be the one to discover her mother's body. What a horrible mess; Naomi must have been in hell of depression that her own daughter had to almost witness the event. This detail disturbs me more than the actual suicide, which of course, is incredibly sad.
 
RIP

Several years ago a neighbor across the street and four houses down went in the back yard, sat in a chair and killed himself with a handgun while his wife was at work......he had enough love and respect for his wife to not make a mess in the house.

I didn't know them all that well but I heard later through the grapevine that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
 
My sympathies go to the family. I do, however, understand the internal struggle when one knows they are slipping off the edge and they don't like the view. Naomi Judd took control one last time. She found peace.
 
Pepper said:
Why didn't she do it when she was alone in the house? Ashley had to be the one to discover her mother's body. What a horrible mess; Naomi must have been in hell of depression that her own daughter had to almost witness the event. This detail disturbs me more than the actual suicide, which of course, is incredibly sad.
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She was on lithium, which I believe is only prescribed to patients with extremely severe mental illness. The side effects seem almost as bad as the illness. I'd be willing to bet that somebody in the family writes a book about the situation.
 
Bonnie said:
She may have found peace, but her daughters didn't.
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2016: Naomi Judd Reveals She Suffered from Suicidal Depression: 'No One Can Understand It Unless You've Been There'​

https://people.com/country/naomi-judd-suicidal-depression-still-healing/

"Nobody can understand it unless you've been there," the singer tells PEOPLE
By Eileen FinanDecember 06, 2016 01:15 PM

“It’s so beyond making sense but I thought, ‘Surely my family will know that I was in so much pain and I thought they would have wanted me to end that pain [through suicide].'”

I've been there.
 
dseag2 said:
Naomi Judd's Suicide by Firearm
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I believe the first release I saw saying she died of mental illness was correct, and the best way to put it. The family has been impressively open about this, not an easy thing to do.

My brother committed suicide by firearm when he was in his 30s. I think it is one of the worst things a family can have to endure.
Bonnie said:
She may have found peace, but her daughters didn't.
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Exactly right, anyone contemplating suicide should think about the effect it will have on their loved ones. I know that is hard given the mental state of some of these people, but it will be the biggest and longest lasting impact of the suicide.
Robert59 said:
Had a friend of mine 35 years ago shot herself in the head with a 38 hand gun. She was in her 70's and bad health problems.
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That is different, and I can understand it. In fact if and when that day comes for me I may do the same. Still have to consider the impact on the family though.
 
Em in Ohio said:
My sympathies go to the family. I do, however, understand the internal struggle when one knows they are slipping off the edge and they don't like the view. Naomi Judd took control one last time. She found peace.
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As tragic as it is, I can't disagree with your post. And I hope she is at peace.

I know there were times I was so messed up, I didn't know what to do with myself. Thank goodness I had the cats.
 
SeniorBen said:
She was on lithium, which I believe is only prescribed to patients with extremely severe mental illness. The side effects seem almost as bad as the illness. I'd be willing to bet that somebody in the family writes a book about the situation.
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The written side effects of antidepressants are suicidal & homicidal tendencies. Most mass shooters are on them.
 
IKE said:
RIP

Several years ago a neighbor across the street and four houses down went in the back yard, sat in a chair and killed himself with a handgun while his wife was at work......he had enough love and respect for his wife to not make a mess in the house.

I didn't know them all that well but I heard later through the grapevine that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Illness is the #1 motivation for suicide. Anyone who has been seriously ill understands. Anyone who doesn't understand has not been seriously ill enough to understand.
 
I'm not trying to be smart here or unfeeling for a tragedy but when I saw the heading, the first thing that came to my mind was:

Should be easy in the US since there are more guns than people.
 
Packerjohn said:
I'm not trying to be smart here or unfeeling for a tragedy but when I saw the heading, the first thing that came to my mind was:

Should be easy in the US since there are more guns than people.
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Yeah, 'cuz no one commits suicide by firearm in Canada :ROFLMAO:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743521000554

Suicide accounts for approximately 4000 deaths a year in Canada, of which about 16% of those are suicide using a firearm. Canada has undertaken legislative efforts to regulate and control firearms, Bill C-51 in 1977 and Bills C-17 and C-68 in 1991 and 1995. Regulatory approaches that decrease the availability of firearms are hypothesized to reduce suicide by firearm however the substitution effect suggests it is possible that people may substitute other methods of suicide in place. Canadian studies on associations between legislation, regulation, and suicide rates have been published over the last three decades, and a search revealed thirteen that met the criteria. Seven studies examined the association between Bill C-51 and suicide rates and found that while rates of suicide by firearm appeared to have declined in association with regulations, there appears to be a substitution effect into other methods and no overall change in suicide rates. Six studies examining the effects of Bill C-17 and C-68 revealed a decrease in the rates of suicide by firearms, with a corresponding increase in non-firearms suicide rates and no decrease in overall suicide rates. One study even suggested no associated decrease in firearm suicide rates with an increasing rate of suicide by hanging possibly due to changes in preferences. These results suggest legislation has mixed effects on firearm suicide rates and may not alone reduce overall suicide in Canada.
 
Packerjohn said:
I'm not trying to be smart here or unfeeling for a tragedy but when I saw the heading, the first thing that came to my mind was:

Should be easy in the US since there are more guns than people.
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No, you're not trying to be smart here.....except for implying that Canadians are smarter than Americans. :giggle:
Part of the "Mine's better 'n yours" fantasy.
 
IKE said:
RIP

Several years ago a neighbor across the street and four houses down went in the back yard, sat in a chair and killed himself with a handgun while his wife was at work......he had enough love and respect for his wife to not make a mess in the house.

I didn't know them all that well but I heard later through the grapevine that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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20+ years back, a friend did the same. Out behind his garage, he called another friend @ an odd hour, and said come on over a check out my new bass-boat . Hung up the phone, and didn't answer calls too him. The friend suspected 'something' as we all knew he was sick, and had watched both his brother & a sister die from cancer. And more than once, he said he would not. ....First, he had [no] boat .... always wanted one, and the other friend was a first responder .... so it wasn't as shocking to him, and he knew what to do.
 
As I understand it, gun ownership is for defensive purposes. She wanted to exit and that was the quickest way. Most gun suicides are carried out by people who are longtime gun owners.
 
Nosy Bee-54 said:
As I understand it, gun ownership is for defensive purposes. She wanted to exit and that was the quickest way. Most gun suicides are carried out by people who are longtime gun owners.
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I think people who want to commit suicide will find a way. A gun can be the easiest for some, but that is not the real problem. Its the mental illness to blame.
 

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