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He follows me on my heels and I can barely move in the kitchen. He paces in circles and won't let me get around him he hides in closets and watches me eat and says ha ha I caught you.He gets irate when I tell him to sit down. It's a huge fight to take a shower. He screamed the entire time I used a shower. I have not had one In almost a week because he gets so angry when I shower or pee. He says I am stalking him by walking around the hallway to the bathroom using the shower??? He stands in the middle of the hallway with. A flashlight and won't move. Asks me where I am going ,? What am I doing here? Which room am I going in ? He does this for at least a half hour and won't move.Yesterday He would not let out of my room for hours he said I was 'bad'and I don't get to eat supper or leave my room until I act happier and admit he was a great dad and was always a little psych patient he calls me all kinds of slurs like the r----d b---h . I ended up crying and said you weren't you and mom were terrible because they were. I want to leave but if I do who will take care of him he doesn't have enough to go in a facility.

There is nothing healthy or safe about the current living situation for either of you. You and dad both desperately need to live SEPARATELY in safe environments. He needs mental health support and you need peace. Please leave, no abuse is acceptable no matter the cause. Report dad to Adult Protective Services as an adult in need of help. But move away, and know it’s not your fault, the situation is beyond your ability to help
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the nurse practitioner was really snobby and dismissive when I talked to her about. I have to leave. . Between this and calling the landline several times a day and leaving screaming scriptures verses as messages then listening to them I can't do this
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southernwave 1 hour ago
A nurse practitioner is not a case manager when he goes to the hospital because he locked you in a room.
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This is abuse. I agree with the other posts. The next time he won't let you leave the bedroom (imprisons you) or screams at you while in the bathroom, lock your door and call 911. Ask the officers who arrive on scene for protection while you pack and leave. If you do not have a place to live other than with him, contact a local abuse shelter and/or a local rent assistance group to set you up with a place until you can establish a place of your own. None of us should allow abuse. People with dementia can get physically and verbally abusive. It is one thing to tolerate a short temper that releases with words, occasionally, due to the person's frustration and fear because they are not able to think clearly. It is a totally different thing to allow him to manipulate, bully, and play mental games with you. Walk away and let the authorities get him the help he needs. Also, seek help from a therapist for yourself so that you can begin the journey of healing from the trauma.
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Call 911 next time he locks you in a room. I mean, why would you not call 911 for that?

If you are going to let dementia run the show, then this is the result.

You are not safe, you don’t deserve this and this is not sustainable.

What is your plan?

Send him to the hospital. Have his case manager get him on Medicaid and into a nursing home. Tell them it’s an “unsafe discharge” (because it is— living with him is very unsafe for you. Tell them you are afraid of him— because people with dementia do kill their caregivers sometimes).
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Living in your car in a Walmart lot is safer than your present situation. To stave that off. I would call 911 when he next imprisons you. Let the cops deal with him.
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If he has no money, you apply for Medicaid and get him in a Longterm care facility.
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Your father is mentally ill and probably has dementia as well. The next time he is threatening or blocking you, call 911 and tell them everything that you have told us. Tell them that he needs to go to the emergency room for a psychological evaluation. Don't go with them. Immediately pack up and leave. Then when they call, tell them that you have moved out due to his threatening and dangerous behavior, and they will need to make arrangements for him. Then cut ties completely. I wish you well. You need to take care of your safety.
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If I leave he will not continue to get his deliveries from Uber eats and meals on wheels because the driver doesn't want to to talk to him but I really need to.
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southernwave 10 hours ago
He will go into a nursing home and that is where he belongs— in a locked ward
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This isnt healthy for you get a Therapist and consult His doctor. You Can Not do this alone .
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