My wife punched me in the face twice tonight....

I've documented everything and am thinking about blackmailing her into not drinking (which is really the only time this kind of thing happens).

She's not been diagnosed delusional, but that's what she's become since she quit drinking every night. She quit for a month, and since has done it irregularly with disastrous results.

She's been diagnosed depression/anxiety but not bipolar 2 this latest time (she had been diagnosed BP2 a number of times previously).

She's taking meds and going to therapy, but her paranoia has gone off the charts and it's starting to affect our girls.

Does anybody here think threatening (I'm guessing the best threat is to call Child Protective Services?) her into not drinking will work?

She's got a good heart, but her head is all screwed up right now.

Can she not see that what she is doing is wrong without you having to take drastic measures?

Sort of. She knows when she's "interrogating" the girls way after bedtime that it's wrong. She knows that being violent is wrong, but said I "poked the bear". which, hey, she's right. I know how she is.

But these delusions are something else. Unless I go all in with her, we don't have a relationship. Logic has no bearing on her at all. She knows she's sick. She knows she see a 99% empty glass and checks off the full list of signs of a negative perspective. But she can't add it up.

But the drinking has to stop completely.

I really feel for you. My wife is having some pretty big delusions too. She hasn't resorted to drinking or violence........yet. In my opinion, I don't think threatening your wife will work. From what I've seen from my wife,she doesn't react in a very rational, logical manner. And I'm guessing your wife won't either. The rational response for her, if you threatened her, would be to stop doing these destructive, hurtful things. Somehow I doubt that you'll get that response.

If she's getting physically violent with you then I'm afraid it might be time to go to the police. It's great that you're documenting things, but a police record will likely carry much more weight.