Thanks for responding, vertebrae.

It happened at about 9:30 Friday evening. I was in my bedroom and he was in the living room. I think the instigating incident was my being upset because he hadn't washed the dishes as I had asked him to, but there was no open argument about that. I washed the dishes myself at about 8:30, then at about 9:30 he came into my room. I greeted him and asked how he was doing - cheerfully, btw, I wasn't angry or whatever. He walked over to me and punched me with his fist in my temple.

I jumped up and asked why he'd done that, and he said, "That was a cigarette lighter." I said, "You hit me!" and he denied it. Then he started playing with my dog, saying, "I didn't hit her, did I, Bridey?" Like it was a joke.

I got my phone and dialed 911.

He told the first deputy that I wanted him to do the dishes and I wanted to have sex with him and I was chewing on a dirty tampon. I think he was sitting in the living room, upset and delusional. He was probably stewing over the fact that I'd been angry about the dishes.

He told the second deputy that we'd had a big fight over his wife. (He doesn't have a wife and never has had one.)

Anyway the upshot is they took him in on a domestic. Whether charges are pressed is out of my hands.

His current diagnosis is psychosis, nos. He's not on medication at his request. There were no drugs or alcohol involved tonight.

The deputies could have taken him to the hospital, but I asked them not to, because he's terrified of the hospital. I'm not sure the jail is much better, but when you punch people, the police are likely to show up and take you away somewhere. Jail or hospital. If you don't want to go to one of those places you need to refrain from hitting people.

I'm not really sure what to do now. Frankly there's no other place for him but my home. But I need to be safe and can't have people hitting me. On the other hand he's so much more stable than he was 2 and a half months ago when he moved in with me. He's not safe living alone and there's really no other place, like assisted living, where he can stay.

My biggest concern is that the judge will make it a condition of his release that he not return to my home or have any contact with me. I'm not sure I want him back here, but I also don't want a judge taking that option away.

Anyway I guess there will be a hearing tomorrow sometime, probably in the evening. I'm going to try and make sure the judge and the district attorney are aware of my concern before then.

I'm not sure if I should let him move back, but there's really no other place for him where he can hope to be even as close to as stable as he is here.

Edited to add: I'm not injured. There is no mark, bump, or bruise of any kind. But it was a very solid thump he gave me. I'm doubting whether I should have called the police at all, but I think I have to draw a pretty firm line at hitting. The problem is he's so psychotic that I'm not sure he reallyk hin understands the line or why it's being drawn.