story incompletesimilar story here op case dad spent childhood promising help pursue science career moved him along many exorbitant promises coaxed signing life savings guise teaching money management skills afterwards personality instantly changed like replaced body snatcher started holding money hostage control me forced flat earth fundamentalist church started incessantly discouraging scientific interests forbidden even seen girl since might lead others think sexually active threatened cut ever associated members many demographics functionally unable friends would scream belittle humiliate hours every day church strict give hobbies sinful tried damage relationships family members would constantly follow around would incessantly act attention much struggled even attempt schoolwork even remaining hobbies quickly psychologically broken started failing classes despite growing honors student years later took second major hoping raise gpa barely squeak grad school dad took somehow mean on verge graduating two phds completely flipped incessantly discouraging exerting  pressure graduate two phds immediately explained getting two phds accept it despite protests spread word far wide two phds gained reputation kind miracle prodigy could never actually live to point dad final stages terminal heart problems relentless pressure started going along even years lies abuse want disappoint death bed years went things continued get worse me overwhelmed preemptive grief dads impending death every day went traumatic religious deconversion lost soulsustaining nonfundamentalist faith god started experiencing severe diabetes symptoms struggling increased course load failing recover grades dad continued sink deeper deeper obsession completely imaginary phds one day dad started taking visit old man crazy cult bedridden terminal heart problems years went dad old guy alive meant dad final stages terminal illness something like  years realized outrageously exaggerating health problems spent last several going along delusional nonsense fuck it im tired hurts much hurts much