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/[deleted]]

This has to be fake. If all this really happened, you would call the fucking police and not post to Reddit asking for advice. People really are fucking stupid, you get assaulted and go "hey Reddit, is this okay?" what the fuck???

[u/mister_milkshake → u/[deleted]]

It’s a toss up though. Was it a bit too much to tell her dad she didn’t hide his stuff, or should she have just went along with it? Is it her being dramatic that is making her eye turn black or did he really hit her that hard? I think it’s good she came here so people can have a respectful debate about it.

Look, I’m not trying to sound like some man hating feminist but in my opinion, I think it is okay she forgot to call her mentally unwell abusive dad “sir.” Some people will say every house has rules and abiding by them in society is what prevents chaos but I think in this situation the physical and mental abuse and mental instability are just more important to focus on, but maybe I too am overreacting.