Hey Oliva, thanks for registering and thank you for sharing your plight here, please excuse the assfaced shit for brains who are putting you down, be aware that they are not representative of most of us on this site, they are just determined to give us a bad name and scare every new person away.
I would also like to contact you via PM if that's okay with you, maybe get some more info and help do some research for the resources in your local area. But please don't post that personal info on this forum okay?...
I can really feel your pain, my dad was also VERY controlling, unfortunately for him tho my independent will was too strong for him and I easily slipped his grasp. That is pretty much what you need to do now, I know you are scared but you need to stand up for yourself. This may take time, for instance you need to learn how to take care of yourself first. I can help teach you these things if you would like some guidance, I have been living on my own since I was 17 and I too have some mental disorders I struggle with. So my advice is to start doing what you should have been doing when you were a teen and slowly but steadily pull away from your dependence on your father. If you would like you and I can speak personally and rule out a plan made of specific steps and goals to get you to a point that when you choose to confront your father with a different diagnosis and or take legal matters into your own hands you will be fully able to support yourself without him.
The first thing I would recommend is to learn to drive. If your father wont teach you then you need to try to reach out to your other family members, friends or even someone within the community like a youth pastor or even a professional driving instructor.
Second thing you need to do is ease yourself into being comfortable in social situations so that you will have the confidence to go out and get a job. Try joining a community center or volunteering at a shelter or foster homes or women's shelter. Somewhere the environment is supportive and you are welcomed and appreciated, this should help you ease into the whole concept of "working" without getting too overwelmed. Try even doing things that you like doing like painting or playing (or listening to) music or reading books or maybe even debating world issues in groups... put a sign up at your campus about forming some kind of group or club that meets to disscuss a certain subject or even sets out to review all the best resturants in the city or reviews all the local bands and updates an online blog or website. If you really think about it you can find something meaningful to do with other people that will get you used to what it feels like to work. Then, you must go get a job.
These days tho, jobs are hard to find, and the longer you go without any job history the harder it will be for you to attain one. Your best bet is to take a part time job at lets say a grocery store or something, but keep your focus on going to school. You say you are 21 and in college, do you have a major? How close are you to a degree? You really should be taking psychology classes if not for a future career in it just for your personal knowledge about what is and is not schizophrenia. Are you attending a university? Is it possible for you to go live in the dorms? You can afford to live in student housing with $600 a month and would most likely qualify for more financial assistance living on campus.
Next you will need to insist on cooking and cleaning for yourself, going grocery shopping, going to Dr. appointments and running errands alone (hence the learn to drive first) and handling your own finances, bills and responsibilities. I can show you the budget system that I use to track how much money I spend per month, this can help you to stay organized and remind you what bills to pay, their due dates and the payment method. Since you probably don't have any credit you might want to take out a credit card and start using it in a way that simply builds up your credit score. For instance use it for one maybe two things a month like the gas and electric bill and make sure you always pay your than your minimum payment every month. Having positive credit is important when you are out on your own. You need it to get an apartment, buy a car, get an emergency loan, get a cell phone plan, even sometimes to put your utilities in your own name. When you do move out you need to prepare yourself in every way to not need financial assistance from your father and that includes co signing on your car and or apartment. The best thing to do would be to not tell him where you live.
We can go into more details like this on a personal level but I just wanted to let you know that I am here to help you through all this. However I strongly advise you don't just run away, or tell your dad off right away because without building these skills you will have a hard time surviving alone. It's sad that your dad did bother to teach you these things, but It's apparent that he intended to keep you dependent on him and that's why he didn't. I am very sorry to hear this story, my heart goes out to you and I hope that things will get better from here on out.
