I come from a culture where the women are treated pretty terribly. My mom has really caused me to see myself negatively and dislike who I am. I was trained to believe that people’s thoughts matter and that I have to dress a certain way to please people and act a certain way to make people happy. Well here I am at 30 years old with really bad social anxiety. It has caused problems in my career, my marriage, family and friendships. I don’t really think I will ever get better. I have sought out so many forms of professional help and read self-help books. I feel like I will never live an non anxious life. Please tell me you have gotten better and life a more peaceful life. I really need some hope for myself.