The Voice of Paranoia: From Misery to Greater Autonomy

Mink, Daniel C.: - Daniel has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of West Virginia for the past 25 years. He has worked as a psychotherapist in private practice for most of those years, concerning himself with all mental illnesses and mental health states. He worked at Shuman Detention Center in Pittsburgh on the locked jail ward for teenage violent sex offenders, and on the locked units of the county psychiatric hospital in Beckley, WV. He has been interested in understanding paranoia since his childhood, wondering why he was so afraid and distrustful of others, and why he felt he was the center of others' negative attention.Daniel got his undergraduate degree in mathematics and computer science, working for twelve years in banking and insurance. One day he finally said, "Enough; I find no meaning in working with computers anymore." It was then that he quit computer work and went to graduate school studying Existential-Phenomenological psychology at Duquesne University, a school specializing in the humanistic approach to understanding human nature. Daniel became a member of the C. G. Jung Educational Center in Pittsburgh, PA, for ten years, stating, "Jung makes psychology come alive." Upon moving to West Virginia, Daniel taught psychology at the local community college as an adjunct instructor for fourteen years and is currently an active member of the WV Licensed Professional Counselors Association.Daniel has many interests and hobbies, including gardening, karate, woodworking, and reading. He lives in Beckley, WV, with his wife, Debi, and several dogs, cats, and chickens. He enjoys swimming and playing with his five grandchildren.