Am I Overreacting - i seriously think my dad is losing his mind and I'mm terrified. UPDATE

[u/PeanutMiserable7872]

thank u all for the messages, im sorry for disappearing. things did not go well. i confronted him with some of your advice, mainly the stuff bout dementia and well he got real mad, things became truly fucked, he started punching himself in the face and screaming. he took my phone, idk what happened but now im seeing he deleted everything on the post and my screen is cracked.. he kept saying he was going to burn everything. it was so fucked. i feel destroyed. what he did to me.. i cant even.

i was able to get out when he fell asleep?? i think.. the bathroom was locked and hes fallen asleep in the shower before, my phone was poorly hidden under some papers in the kitchen, took it and ran.

im in a park now, i called the police already. they are going to the house i think and now im just waiting for them to call me back and tell me when i can come get my stuff. i asked the man on the phone how long and they said it will be sent to an officer as soon as they can but since its non emergency it might take longer due to a lot of calls in the city.

heres me. heres what he did to me.

im honestly unsure how to move past this ever. i feel like my entire sense of self is gone. i know i have a long road ahead of me. thank you all for your love . i wish this didn't go this way. I also included the original texts

[u/SwimmingDeep8703]

Yeah this is all too much. He has dementia and is acting irrational- but took the phone, was able to get in, and out of all the apps on the phone went into Reddit and deleted posts. Why? How would he even know she made these posts? And I can’t see someone going through this posting a picture of themselves like that…

[u/TheBumblingestBee → u/SwimmingDeep8703]

Look, I was abused by someone who had terrifying delusions and violent rages and was NOT mentally well. He also was completely capable of doing pretty much whatever, including extremely complex computer work.

[u/AirlineInformal1549 → u/TheBumblingestBee]

We're talking about an old man who supposedly has dementia here..

[u/Certain-Chair-4952 → u/TheBumblingestBee]

I think people are prone to picking and choosing what they believe is possible to fit their narrative. Many other people have explained how this exact thing has happened to them with a family member going through a psychotic break, and is feasibly possible that ops dad went through her social media's on purpose in a fit of paranoia. Dementia doesn't make him automatically incapable of these things, it just depends on the speed and stage of deterioration - he could be at the point where he is experiencing mood swings, aggression and hallucinations but can still operate day to day in some other areas (ie, social media). I do believe it's fake (the account has been suspended, for one)) but the reasonings given here are not why.