In July 2011 , McClelland wrote an essay for '' GOOD '' about trying to use violent sex to treat his posttraumatic stress disorder , which McClelland said was triggered by reporting the 2010 Haiti earthquake , and included first-hand recounting via Twitter of being with a woman traumatized by rape . The writer Roxane Gay , a Haitian-American , was supportive of McClelland recounting personal , first-hand experience in Haiti , Louisiana , and other locations McClelland lived and worked as a writer . Journalist Marjorie Valbrun wrote in '' Slate '' that she found the article problematic from a journalist 's perspective , while writer Debra Dickerson , also writing for '' Slate '' , felt that the article was brave and fearless
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Mac McClelland