Get medical attention from your doctor or a hospital emergency room. Ask the staff to photograph your injuries and keep detailed records. Contact your family court for information about a civil protection order that does not involve criminal charges or penalties. Talk to someone. Part of the abuser's power comes from secrecy.
Victims are often ashamed to let anyone know about intimate family problems.
Go to a friend or neighbor, or call a domestic violence shelter to talk to a counselor. Plan ahead and know what you will do if you are attacked again. If you decide to leave, choose a place to go, and set aside some money. Put important papers together such as a marriage license, birth certificates, checkbooks, savings account books, social security cards and insurance information in a place where you can get them quickly. Learn to think independently.