I didn't have to argue my point very much to get the order granted.

I walked the judge through the events, through Austin's stated threats of self-harm if I ended the relationship, the theft of my social security number, and then the pictures of what I looked like on 
Saturday.
She asked if there had been any previous abusive behavior. I said, "In my opinion, he is a narcissistic control freak who uses sex and obnoxiously pleasant behavior to ingratiate himself upon people and cloud their thinking, and there is no telling what he might do next. I fear for my safety.".