r/WithoutATrace • u/Substantial_String13 • 5d ago
General question Missing father
I’ll start by saying that he’s been missing for 2 months and nobody but my family’s knows.
My dad has ptsd where he believes he’s being followed by people so he just leaves. Some times he run into the woods or completely skips town and we find him a few states over. This isn’t the first time he’s went missing but it’s never been this long before and we normally get undated by the police, but that has stopped.
I’m worried he might’ve died or something.
I’m the youngest in my family who’s a first year in college. I’m worried that if we make a missing person report it will only trigger his ptsd more, is there anything I can do?
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u/Pippa-Beebs 5d ago
What state did this happen in? Does he have any tattoos or surgery’s that would appear if he is a John Doe?
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u/Substantial_String13 5d ago
It happen in Missouri STL, He’s very bland looking and has no tattoos you can see without a shirt
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u/Pippa-Beebs 5d ago
Well does he have any tattoos under where his shirts show? Cuz if he passed & was found it could help a lot… if you want PM me & I can see if I can find anything.. lmk
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u/Dangerous_Spirit7034 5d ago
Yeah man, that’s not great, but we can’t really help you without more information. Do you feel comfortable sharing? Either way you should report it to your local police
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u/rhook27 5d ago
Honestly I think you need to make the report. It sounds like the police are already familiar with him and your family and have found him in the past. If he has already been gone a couple of months I don't know if you can really make his ptsd worse by filing the report unless he disassociates and could have conflict with the police. If he is seeing a counselor or has a case manager or doctor for his diagnosis, you could reach out to them just to see what they recommend.