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There are millions of victims that feel the same way, but some don’t find that purpose in life. People don’t understand - I questioned God too, because I’m 10, why would you do this to me? But now, I understand, now that I’m older, it was a test. So you, the cool kid, wakes up, and you’re like, “What world am I living in?” How did I just wake up and be like that? Then I felt like an idiot. A 10-year-old boy is not supposed to be like that. In reality, I was in a wheelchair, I had to wear a helmet. I tried to take my life 23 times because, when I was on that ladder I could use my hands, I was able to think, I was smart. I don’t want people to take it the wrong way. I’ve read that people were telling you it was nothing but God that you survived and that this was the biggest blessing, but you felt differently. I used to be right-handed, but now I’m left-handed. And what was it like realizing the injuries that you had? (Courtesy of Oronde McClain and the McClain Foundation) WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsorĪ photo of Oronde McClain as a child. They were telling me, “Oh, you were in a coma for seven weeks.” But I’m like, “Wait, really?” I didn’t know what was going on. I felt so good, and somebody pulled my leg. I’m 10 years old, but I felt like I was an athlete. It was a peaceful moment when I was on the other side, I was getting to the light. For that 2 minutes, 17 seconds, it felt like 10 years for me. They picked me up and took me to the hospital. That’s how I got shot in the back of the head. On April 3rd, I walked to the Chinese store. My mom was like, “I don’t like this neighborhood no more because it was drug-infested, a shooting every day.” So we moved to Mount Airy, this was April 1st. Tell us a little bit about your experience that took place in 2000, so 22 years ago. But I know the pain of getting shot.Īnd we had well over 2,000 shootings last year. But those 562 people are not here anymore. doi:10.When you hear that number, 562, and hear of all the shootings in Philadelphia, what goes through your mind? Journaling about stressful events: Effects of cognitive processing and emotional expression. EMDR and the treatment of complex PTSD: A review. Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Adults, Second Edition: Scientific Foundations and Therapeutic Models. Changes in brain anatomy during the course of posttraumatic stress disorder. Complex PTSD – A better description for borderline personality disorder? Australas Psychiatry. Posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in DSM-5 and ICD-11: Clinical and behavioral correlates. Hyland P, Shevlin M, Fyvie C, Karatzias T. A critical evaluation of the complex PTSD literature: Implications for DSM-5. Treating adults with complex trauma: An evidence-based case study. Complex posttraumatic stress disorder: The need to consolidate a distinct clinical syndrome or to reevaluate features of psychiatric disorders following interpersonal trauma? World J Psychiatry.

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