Hey all,
I posted a while back about my dad being a believer in conspiracy theories (HAARP, dutchsinse, etc.), but I was unaware of the true state of his psyche. Things have devolved into a sort of gang stalking situation. I don't like bringing mental illness into the picture but I truly believe that he is suffering from Persecutory Delusional Disorder at the very least though it could possibly be schizophrenia-paranoid type.
Allow me to explain. He had been living in California when all this started. At first, he would say that his computer and phone had been hacked and tell me to watch my phone as well as my wife's to make they hadn't been hacked as well. I sort of shrugged this off as it didn't seem too strange. However, claims started getting more bizarre, like he was being followed and being sent encrypted messages in his email. Finally, enough was apparently enough and he packed up all his belongings in his pickup and drove from California to my home in Springfield, Illinois. It wasn't until then that I realized the full extent of his problems. He believes the prime perpetrators behind these acts to be two of his ex-girlfriends (I know how that sounds). One's initials happen to be "TL" and works for Level Three Communications. This is important because he believes he is being followed by her trucks, which are marked either "TL" or "LT" on the front, back, or side. I believe this is called "loose association," common with schizophrenia type disorders. In addition, he claims to be able to hear what he calls RAVON waves (possibly an acronym, I don't know) which are used to track him. Also, even when his phone is off, he claims that it can still be used to listen in on him. I once saw him talking to his phone to someone he called Kumesh, or KuMesh; apparently one of his stalkers.
After his visit, he continued on to the Chicago area where his brothers and sisters live. I should note, they have been dealing with this for much longer than I have. They did everything they could to convince him to seek help, to no avail. Finally, after a particularly nasty confrontation where he accused his brother of spying on him, they decided to seek a court ordered evaluation. He was taken into custody and evaluated and found not to be a threat to himself or others so he was released after 24 hours. My guess is that he didn't mention any of the stalking subjects during his stay. Unfortunately, his release confirmed to him both that he doesn't need help and his brother is truly trying to spy on him. Of course now he has basically disowned his family and wants to move down to be near me and my pregnant wife, which I can't say I'm terribly comfortable with.
So that's the short version of the story. I'm not sure how I can now convince him that he needs help. Nor am I sure how I can keep him from coming around until he gets that help. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.