Help me please

My boyfriend is in his 30s he lives at home with his parents . He feels he can’t come out to them because his dad is very homophobic . So we have been seeing each other after he finish work at his voluntary job . He is a capable adult he manages his own shopping,money and he is learning to drive . He needs minimal support day to day . But his boss has reported to his dad about us meeting Because apparently she said she has a safe plan in place with his dad . So now his dad has gone mad and my boyfriend is escorted into work and out of work . If he wants to go shopping he has to now be escorted . His dad tracks his location on his phone and he isn’t allowed to see friends . He gets no free time out of. He is monitored all the time and his dad intimidates him into doing as he says . And also puts him down and constantly criticises him . To me it sounds like coercive control . And friend hd works with is also worried about him . But he says he doesn’t see why people think it’s bad . And he just accepts it . But he says he is heartbroken that he can’t see me anymore and he can’t cope losing me and he doesn’t want to loose me . But he can’t or won’t stand up to his dad . I want  try t try o know how I support him and show him that what his dad is doing is not right . But without causing him to be overwhelmed and shutting down . He wants to be with me and tells me he loves me all the time . Please help . I’m making myself ill worrying 

  • Thank you for your replies . Sorry I forgot to say yes he is autistic. He doesn’t need much assistance really . Apparently his dad tracks all the family . He has 2 sisters not autistic and he has been the same with them too . One has managed to move away but he still tracks her phones location. I will do everything you suggested. I have told him I will not leave him and reassured him of that . Because he says he can’t cope losing me . 

  • Sorry that your boyfriend is going through this. I can’t add anything to Expecto_Patronum’s reply except to say you could itemise all the reasons why it would be reasonable for your boyfriend and you to have a homosexual relationship. You could make a hard copy or make it out on your phone. Sometimes, when people see something in print, it can help focus the mind.

  • That is a really difficult situation and really hard to give you advice without being a part of the situation. What you're describing does sound like coercive control but without knowing your boyfriend and his situation or his dad, it's impossible to know if there may be a reason his dad doesn't give him more freedom. Some autistic adults do still need parental care (I'm assuming he is autistic as you've posted it here). Your description makes it sound like this isn't necessary. But if your boyfriend is ok with the situation and there is no way of proving abuse. I think your options would be limited. I know that's not the answer you wanted to hear. I think you would just need to keep telling your boyfriend that you care about him and keep checking in to make sure he is doing ok. Have a look on line and see if you can find advice for coercive control. There may be a helpline that you can ring so you can speak to someone with a greater knowledge of situations like this. It is also possible you could let social services know. He is a vulnerable adult if he's autistic and they'd be obligated to check up on the situation.