Im not sure what forum this is meant to be in, so i hope this ones right. if not, sorry

See, my dad seems to be suffering from paranoia lately. he thinks the world is out to get him and that everything has a purpose to be destructive...including people.

here are some of the things he thinks...

1. he thinks ALL humans should not be trusted and that they are all evil etc. so he has no friends and no life. he thinks they are all unreliable, untrustworthy, irresponsible etc. especially women. he doesnt trust any of them and thinks they are all otu to get money. now i know some women might be, but not everyone. he doesnt realise people are different and individual, no matter how long i spend explaining so.

2. he thinks technology is corrupt and exists only to con people out of all their money.

3. he thinks most things "these days" are conned, and "back in his day things were different".
he went on a ridiculous rant for half an hour just a minute ago about banks saying that they want to control the world and force you into using them for everything, then they will charge you hundreds of pounds to have a bank account.

4. he thinks i purposely break things in our house so they dont work for when he uses them. ie. he tried to use the telephone this afternoon but it wouldnt work, so i was accused of tampering with it because "it would work otherwise". he even said "things only break after you (me) have been messing with them" so i asked him if he thought i had broken the phone deliberately to annoy him, to which he replied "yes, it work otherwise". i get balmed for EVERYTHING in this house! once, he got so angry with something (cant remember what it was, it happens often) that he threw the television controls across our living room, then they broke and wouldnt work, and i was accused of messing with them. how ridiculous is that!!

i cant stick it anymore. he seriously believes the world is out to get him and he lives by a set of rules his dad set him 50 years ago. times have changed since then, but he will not adapt to them. he thinks everything should be the same as it was back then and if it isnt, he thinks its a con and is trying to get all his money. you cant have a conversation with him lately without the words "my dad use to say" come out of his mouth. he has no opinions or beliefs of his own, so he lives his dads live. and it is seriously out-dated!! i dont mind as such, but when he starts thinking the world is out to get him and i get blamed for anything that goes wrong (even when it isnt my fault) thats when i get annoyed.

sorry about the rant, but theres more...

he banged his head in work today and has a huge cut along the top of his head (hes bald) and theres blood all down his face. but he says hes fine and he hasnt cleaned it yet or seeked treatment for it. he refuses to think that it may become infected if left how it is. and he thinks its wrong to say he is physically hurt, because thats how his dad was.

ive tried to pursuade him to clean ir or go to hospital to get it checked out but he wont.

plus, hes in a really wierd mood tonight. ive never seen him in this mood before, and its scary. he gets similar after drinking, so it could be that. but it could be the bang on his head, which he says is fine. he is so stubborn and will not get it treated. so now im worried and dont know what to do.

he has so many screwed up opinions and beliefs!! hes homophobic, racist, and hates everything in between. what shall i do? i try to ignore it but i cant. it seem to me that hes developing paranoia because of instances hes had in his life, but he lives in the past.

i hope you see what i mean. i had to rant, he annoys me so much!! its just getting worse, alot worse. what shall i do?

simon