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Your sister only has him for a month. Most of us can survive 30 days with a depressed person with unrealistic expectations. She'll get through this! It would probably help if all of you set some boundaries, for your own sakes. "Dad, I"m happy to hear about your concerns and issues, even thought there isn't much I can do about them. But I need to limit this to 1/2 hour per day. It is too distressing to me to do more than that." ... "Dad, we talked about this already today. I don't think anything has changed since this morning, so let's talk about something else now."
I feel sorry for your dad. I really do. Cut him some slack. But don't be afraid to protect yourselves as well!
It was good of you to locate a psychotherapist for him, but I can understand that the stress of a one-hour trip each way might make it impractical. What about his medications? Who is monitoring those? I wonder if some adjustment might be needed there.
BTW, why is he spending a month with your sister? Would shorter visits more often be a better way to handle that?
Is this anger something new? What kinds of expectations does he have that are a problem for you.
I suspect that there are a lot of people who can relate to this, but we'll need a little more detail.