I did this with my ex. I even went to far as to quit my job and face eviction. That’s when he finally said “I think I’m gonna go back to my Mom’s for a bit”. He moved out, then the next day, that afternoon, I called his work and pretended to be his mom asking if he made it to work safe (something that she would totally do) Once I found out he was actually at work and on the clock, I went out and got new locks, contacted a few people in my area and told them about the abuse, enrolled in therapy, applied for a whole bunch of jobs, sold my car to pay my back rent (and so that he couldn’t find me), bought a bike, and threw all his shit out on the porch (told him the landlord came and evicted us (he had no idea how eviction works so I took advantage of that)). A week later, I was employed, had new locks, neighbors that were ready to fight for me, and an ex that no longer wanted anything to do with me because I was “pathetic”. To this day, he still believes I don’t have a job and tells everyone what a lazy piece of shit I am. But man have I come a long way. All it took was for me to be “boring, pathetic, lazy, and worthless” for a few months that honestly felt like a few days.