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Originally Posted by MRM
You may very well be able to limit the harm he does to himself by working with his paranoia and playing into his requests.
What you might try is taking your dad aside and tell him that you understand the scope of the conspiracy and you'll work with him to keep him safe. If he wants to withdraw all his money, see if he'll allow you to hold it, or get it into a safe deposit box or somewhere else that it will be safe and keep him satisfied.
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Very good advice, also the rest of the post I deleted for brevity.
My wife's mother is absolutely gone with the cognizant wind...not pretty to watch and reasonable with certain drugs that quells her anger. She has not been diagnosed with dementia but she is looking for a parking spot.
What we do, have learned to do, is agree with her. Her latest issue is people at the Senior Living Community she resides in are stealing her jewelry.
They are not, of course, but we always agree to investigate after we listen to her...we agree to look into it tomorrow or the next day.
So much more. Your issue is he is getting constant reaffirmation from the media which we don't have to deal with.
That is my two cents worth...we have learned to deflect, not argue or try and convince her Mother that she is wrong. It works for us.
Best in this difficult circumstance.