Hello,
On one occasion he really laid into me, I phoned the domestic violence helpline number and they told me to get out. So i went to my parents, my Dad wanted to take me to the police but i couldn’t do that to my husband. So we agreed on a compromise i would go to their GP and she documented all the bruising.
So it took me another (detail removed by moderator) years to work out i could never make him happy and we were better off without him. But the episode documented in my medical notes helped me get a non-molestation order.
I am sure everybody says this he will never change, but you can only sort it once you realise that. Please keep yourself safe.