I want to cut off all contact with my father. how?

My dad has manipulated me for years and i have finally woken up from it. He and i live in different states but he constantly checks my phones usage and phone/messaging records. He always wants to control what i say, how i talk,who i see,what i do,and ect. He is the reason i have severe anxiety and paranoia. I have this idea of perfection because of him. He's always wanted me to be perfect. He is controlling and psychologically and emotionally abusive. When i was a kid he would not let my go to the fridge or drink anything without his permission. We had a specific rountine and if i didn't want to go through with it i would be locked in my room. I would go through the day with stealing bread from the kitchen counter and drinking from the bathroom faucet. He once slapped me for laughing and the next morning he acted as if it never happened and served me some pancakes. He decided how i felt because he knows i feel nothing like he does. We are both mentally ill people but the difference between us is that im willing to accept i am a certified sociopath. I want to cut off all contact with him. But how?

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  • IrishPotato

    Get your own phone plan. Stop speaking to him. Block him everywhere.

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  • RoseIsabella

    If he lives on a different state how does he constantly check your phone's usage and phone/messaging records?

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    • 4amcigarettes

      We share an Apple ID.

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      • McBean

        Get a second prepaid phone for yourself. Don't tell him about it.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Okay, to be completely honest I have no idea what an Apple ID is, but surely there must be a way for you to remedy the situation. Can't you establish your own Apple ID account?

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  • nikkiclaire

    Just cut him out of your life. It may take downgrading your phone and plan but its worth it. I did with my dad and brother.

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  • lordofopinions

    Hire an assassin.

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  • leggs91200

    If you are also on some kind of family plan with the cell phone - just instead get your own. Piece of cake.
    The cost of cell phones vary, I would say a decent dependable one might run about $100? If you go pre-pay for a plan, that should run about $44 a month after tax for unlimited talk/text and maybe 3 gigs of data. Of course many places have wifi so you would not have to use a lot of data.

    Aside that, just do not contact him. No calls, emails, etc.
    You may have to start fresh with email accounts etc.

    If you are financially dependent on him it may be harder to cut ties.

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