The time between stage 1 and stage 4...starts to dimimish...and it only becomes stage 1 and stage 2...that is when there is no hope left...and as I found out...staying can lead to living in my bedroon with the door bolted every night...no life....if you can remember the you are worth more than this and make yourself aware..not ashamed..it isn't your fault like they want you to believe...would you ask for this???...then it isn't your fault...
get yourself to an abuse organization..it is private and very personal...don't feel like your damage goods..if you remain uniformed..then they will win and it will get much worse..if you can imagine anything more worse the degrading another human being for the sole purpose of feeling good about themselves.