I'm(15f) uncomfortable around my Dad(54m), but I'm scared he might be depressed and needs help. I don't think he'll be willing to get professional help, so what can I do?

So I started to feel uncomfortable around my dad about over a year ago. We used to be close until he started randomly slapping my ass whenever we walked pass each other. I never said anything since I just assumed he was just joking around, but it made me feel uncomfortable and gross for the rest of the day. I did try to make a point by putting more space between us whenever I walked past him, but he still kept doing it. I then began to avoid him and felt less close to him relationship wise, and lost respect for him (You could also blame this on teenage Independence). He then stopped touching my butt.

I did try to restore our relationship 3 months later (I watched the news with him, ask him how his day was blah blah blah), and then a week or two later he starts slapping my ass again??? Wtf nope

I would probably be more okay with him acting like this if he treated my 2 brothers(16,18) in a similar way, but he doesn't.

About 3 months ago, my dad lost his job. He's obviously having trouble finding a job. He starts to have at least a beer every night and is clearly stressed. I try and do my best to be a good daughter, I start to be open again and listen to his thoughts.

However, I begin to feel uneasy because he starts to call me pretty, sit unnecessarily close to me at dinner, he touches my shoulder/arm/pokes my stomach, says I look older (I'm sure this is normal for a lot of ppls dad's but idk he gave me creepy vibes). I give him annoyed looks whenever he touched me, didn't answer him whenever he said I looked pretty etcetera.

He started to slap my ass again and I was so sick of it at that point, I told him I thought he was creepy and whenever he touched me I felt. I start to ignore him whenever he'd talk to me unless I had to answer him. Whenever he's in the house I make sure to wear thick robes and pants. I try not to sit next to him.

None of my family is close to my dad now (especially after he lost his job and acted rude ever since), he's kinda given up on finding a job and spends the day watching TV. He pisses me off, but he's getting old and is always forgetting things I think he might be depressed. I saw he was reading self-help books and felt rly bad. I want to get close to him again and try to make him feel better, but I don't want to be uncomfortable either.

I know he'd never pay to see a therapist or anything like that but what can I do to help my dad now without feeling uncomfortable?

TL;DR: I feel uncomfortable around my dad since he kept doing inappropriate things whenever I tried to open up to him. Now I think he might be depressed, how can I do my part to help him?

Forgive my sentences *Ik some dads just want to be rly close to their daughters, but it makes me shudder whenever I even think about him touching me

Submitted April 27, 2019 at 01:33AM by ToriTomcat http://bit.ly/2DExRsZ