I’m very worried that my dad may eventually attempt to go through with his claims. He has long threatened to “put me in 72 hour hold” and has implied that I’m crazy. Now, I am not mentally well but I know for a fact, good experience or not that a mental hospital or 72 hour hold would be traumatizing for me. I have heard horror stories online about how people have been treated at those places. So, I’m terrified that he may be serious one of these times and try something. 

Recently I’ve been implying that if I can’t transition within a year that I will “have no reason to live” and that I would “just give up.” Yes, I am suicidal and I am being serious about this. However, I’ve never straight up said that, just implied it. Yet my parents accused me of saying that stuff to “manipulate them”. I’m not trying to do that. 

I got in an argument with my dad and he said my behavior had been “off and erratic” recently. I don’t think I have? He’s very manipulative and he’s kinda making me start to feel like I’m kinda crazy or something. He said that if I was being serious about my vague suicidal comments that I would “spend the rest of the year in a psych ward.” I said that if there’s no proof then that won’t be happening. He went on to say, “fine then you’ll have a nice time in a 72 hour hold on all drugged up” in a very cruel and harsh tone.  

Now I’m worried, this is the furthest he’s ever gone with these claims. If he finds out about my sh I may be in some serious shit. I’m an adult, is there anything he can do to me?