After Murphy came back from the war, he suffered from Post-traumatic stress disorder. He suffered from bouts of depression, insomnia, and nightmares.
For a time during the 1960's, Murphy became depended on sleeping pills called Placidyl. The Placidyl were doctor prescribed. When he recognized his addiction to the sleeping pills, he shut himself in a motel room for a week to take himself off the pills. Murphy got himself off the pills.
Murphy broke the taboo about publicly speaking of war related illnesses in an effort to draw attention to the problems of Korean and Vietnam War veterans. He spoke out about his own problems with PTSD. He called on the U.S. government to give consideration and study to the emotional impact that combat experiences have on veterans, to extend health care benefits to address PTSD and other mental problems suffered on returning war veterans.
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Audie L. Murphy-Military Service And Battles
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