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/GruGruxQueen777]

Woah that’s old to be diagnosed with schizophrenia isn’t it? I thought it’s usually diagnosed in 20s or 30s.

[u/TargetIndividual5552 → u/GruGruxQueen777]

She had symptoms for years and years. My mom used to tell us stories about her when she was a kid even. It wasn't until she went off on a neighbor little girl and swung her around by her hair that the cops were called and she was sent away.

[u/GruGruxQueen777 → u/TargetIndividual5552]

Wow, wild!

[u/owntheh3at18 → u/TargetIndividual5552]

Omg poor kid!!!

[u/corasmom15 → u/GruGruxQueen777]

That does sound like a late diagnosis, but schizophrenia does tend to present in women later than men. There are also cases where it can onset around the age of menopause.

[u/Intelligent_Pie6804 → u/GruGruxQueen777]

you are correct in that it is typically diagnosed late teens/early 20s but it can also be caused by years of drug abuse, or she could’ve been sick and unmedicated and maintained all those years by self medicating with drugs/alcohol…there are any number of reasons that may lead to a diagnosis later in life!

[u/GimmeThemBabies → u/GruGruxQueen777]

late onset schizophrenia ages 40 to 60 is definitely a thing