Help! I’m Having a Panic Attack (DARE app) 

Thanking God for this video it’s helped me through 3 severe panic attacks without me taking medication 😭😭🙏🏽🙏🏽

I have severe health anxiety/somatic symptom disorder, there were times that I was so sure I was going to drop dead of a heart attack but instead of having another ER visit where they give you ativan and send you home, I just sat in my car in the hospital parking lot with this on. I've learned now that when it gets really bad, I can just sit in the hospital parking lot in my car. I've needed to do it less and less. When it happens I try to park farther from the entrance. I went from needing multiple trips to sit in the ER parking lot a day in summer 2019, to maybe 1 or 2 a month.

The panic attack is your super power! Don't be afraid of it! Just let it come! The only bad thing is the sensation of fear which is an evolutionary mechanism to make you run away. When you get the next panic attack, ignore the fear and impulse to do something! Just let is peak and go away like a wave. Ever driven a car or motorcycle with a very high speed? Did you focus on the adrenaline or the road? Do this experiment with your car/bike.

Just had my very first panic attack today. Didn't know what it was, thought I was going to drop dead, called 911, and after several hours and tests later it was all chalked up to panic attacks. I couldn't believe it - I had no idea they were THAT awful. And to make matters worse, I continued having several smaller waves for the rest of the day. Your video has already helped me feel better and I'm so thankful for this resource! Definitely saving this video and will continue to use - thank you!!

This video helps so much. Been suffering from panic attacks for the last 12 years. Nothing worse than being claustrophobic in your own mind. Just finished my second attack today. I live in Los Angeles. It happens sometimes while on the freeway. When that happens I just start yelling “Make it worse,” to myself. Before I know it the attack subsides. Again, thank you for such a nice video. The calming voice is also especially helpful.

today was the first time that i was able to tell my anxiety and panic to get worse out loud. i was always too anxious in the past, too sure that saying it out loud would actually make it happen and make me sick. but it's working and i started crying during the countdown because i just felt this flood of relief. i don't think i'm magically cured, i've had panic disorder for over a decade now, but this feels like a good shift. i don't feel like i'm ignoring the symptoms anymore in the hopes that it'll all go away.

25 years later I’m still having them. I’ve done everything. I have to say that, the Dare response, is by far the best approach I’ve ever taken. This particular video is especially helpful. I do take medication, but using this method has limited me taken it. As a man, it was hard to become comfortable enough to share my problem with others; especially other men. If we would go out, it was embarrassing to have to leave or make an excuse to walk away. Now, I’m open with it and let my friends help me or take my mind off the situation. Of course some are worse than others, but you deal with them as they come. Hats off to the entire Dare team, especially Barry, who has become a close friend, or should I say voice, that I can lean on when times get rough.

Thank you, Barry. Had my major panic attack again after almost 5 years out of nowhere. You also made my situation lighter.

Can't even begin to thank you man.. You have been with me in different places and times during my miserable life, thank you, love you

Thank you so much for this, I was having a bad panic attack I felt like I was going mentally insane and was about to die or pass out, but now after this I’m so relaxed I could fall asleep 🙏🏼 god bless you

But my anxiety goes on for hours ? I dont want to make friends with panic . I told it to fuck off , it makes no difference.

I have the DARE app and the book. They have been extremely helpful for dealing with panic attacks and anxiety, far more so than some counselling I took last year.

Thank u.. was on my periods stomach pain with panic attacks and just now had panic attack..

What I want to say cannot be expressed in a single post so I wil start by saying this. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REGAIN MY STRENGTH🥺.

Im always listening to this audio clip in my DARE app. Keep it up Mr. Barry 😄

the DARE videos are the only things that have helped me, sincerely. Thank you. It’s saved me countless times

I haven't had a panic attack for 27 years, I literally thought I was having a heart attack. This was the third video I blindly pressed play on, and the only one that helped. Wow. Thank you thank you thank you

Wish I could thank you more. I'm genuinely surprised how your videos are so much helping, it is almost like having you here and facing anxiety issues together like two warrior brothers. Thank you man, you saved my ass one more time.

I have been having panic attacks throughout today. Havent had them since my breakdown a few yeats ago. The dare videos helped me throughout the whole experience so i always come back. Thankyou

You are so comforting! Your voice, your words. Thank you!

The best panic talk down ive found this far. Really helped a lot, especially with the gentle humour added in. Makes you feel a lot better to hear you don't have to be so serious about anxiety all the time, even though it feels horrible. Thank you!

This video has saved me so many times. Can’t express how appreciative I am for this. Thank you. It literally has kept me “sane”. Thank you

barry is the man. think of how many people hes helped! understand hes now empowered you to help yourself and others as well...

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. I listen to it when I think I'm going to drop dead or develop a serious illness that lands me in the ER. For me, this video is effective at making me acknowledge the fact that there is nothing wrong with my body/situation, but rather that I'm having a physiological response that is there to protect me. Personally, there is no worse sensation/experience than a panic attack, and this video brings me back to reality. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I feel a lil better... i keep feeling like i cant breathe and my heart is beating so fast.. this help some.. still a little jittery.. this is all new to me

Thankyou so much for this video. For your time for people who are going through difficult times. It's been a year since I started having panic attacks. I took some meds, but they weren't helpful. People around me were confused and worried on how to help me during the attacks, while some did no good even been close to me. When situations around me makes my anxiety exceed my limit, it becomes hella scary. Two times now my family has had to rush me to the hospital as the panic got severe. I found this video last night, as due to a difficult time I have been on the point of getting a panic attack. I listened this video and in a matter of seconds I started to drift to sleep letting out all anxiety. And in 7 or 8 mins. I fell into deep sleep. Since months I have been having problems to drift to sleep. If I switch off all devices before going to sleep, my anxiety starts bringing up thoughts that makes it unbearable to go to sleep. Due to which I had to use my phone long enough to get enough tired that my brain won't be able to get anxious and just go to sleep. This video is so helpful. I hope it helps more people, especoally when anyone gets panicked when they are completely alone or out of the house.

Thank you so much for your help.

Thank you so much just your voice calms and reassures me to the point that I feel so much braver

Hope you’re ok Dee. It’s an awful feeling xx

Thank you! Omg I was just driving and had to pull over and I found this by chance. You saved me!

5:00 for the panic attack countdown

Thank you, very much, for making this video and posting it in an easy to find way. It really helped me just now.

Wow! This is the best anxiety attack relief video I’ve ever experienced! The tensing of the muscles is brilliant! It totally worked. Blessings to all for calm relief! ❤

Thank you and God bless to you all. We will beat this!!

Thank so much! I just finished reading your book!!❤

You're my hero

Hello Sir! Thank you very much!

Thank you. Thank you so much. I made it out. Thank you.

This video helped a bit, which is more than most things have helped, but I've had to watch it three times in just the last hour. What do I do when the triggers are outside of my control and they won't go away for a few months or ever. I can't have this going on repeat for that long.

Had a surprise panic attack in the middle of the night and this helped me so much thank you

I can do a lot in 21 seconds. I can end my life in that time frame. If I let this do it’s worst I will most definitely die. I can’t give up that amount of control

This was helpful. Basically made me say F U to the anxiety.

Gosh this really works! TRY IT!

Thank you so much I’m feel so much better!!! Xx ❤️❤️

i cant believe this worked, amazing. thankyou so much, so much

Thank you for this, it’s saved me so many times now

Thank you so much. So helped ❤

Thank u bro..

Amazingly helpful!!🙏🙏🙏

This is excellent thank you so much!

Thank you

Thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottow of my heart

Aahhhh, much better.

surviving everywaves knowingly or unknowing, but must acknowledge is initself a cure😄

Thank you ❤

I absolutely love this video however most of my anxiety is because I have a icd implant and terrified every fast beat or skipped beat is a vt storm (electric multiple shocks from the device) but I thank you for yr video it's helping me but I still struggle to get over my PTSD/anxiety any one have any tips pls?

i'm having a panic attack now ,it don't feel like its going away

Amen amen 🙏🏼👏🏼😍

It seems that anxiety and stress have caused nasty pains all over my body from my legs to my eyes. I am wondering if anyone gets through this and how they do it.

I rather go through an earth quack than a Panic Attack..it is far more manageable and easier to handle. Panic attacks also have after shocks...

Dude I'm just scared of myself right now. All I can do to is laugh and breathe

i.love,youuuuu

Are you the same guy that made the depersonalization RU-vid video??

I don't know if this is an anxiety attack but what happens to me is that like I start worrying and I start crying and i reapet that i am going to fail middle school

I passed out, I couldn't breathe

🥹I just have a anxiety / panic attack at work. Lord help

For me usually when I get a panic attack I also get pretty bad nausea.. but the thing is I don’t know if I was feeling nauseous first which then triggered the panic because of the uncomfortable sensation of nausea OR the panic attack caused the nausea..😵‍💫😵‍💫 But I usually feel much better after I vomit, and the panic slowly dies down, I’m not sure why.. 🥲 I’m really proud of myself for not succumbing to the anxiety medication. Whenever I’m going through a panic attack I ALWAYS make sure I have the medication within arms reach JUST IN CASE but every time I’ve been able to resist using it and when I finally conquer the panic all on my own I feel so proud of myself and so much stronger, like I don’t need any drug’s help and I’m completely capable of getting through it with nothing but myself. Anyway I ranted here but I’m currently slowly recovering from an attack so I guess I’m trying to engage with something nowww while I’m waiting for it to completely die down. I’m just so grateful these videos exist and the comments exist so that I can see I’m not alone and we’re not alone and this is normal and it’s fine and we’re all gonna be okay. It makes me appreciate the existence of the internet, because without the internet we’d all feel so alone. That makes me wonder what people in the olden days did when they got panic attacks.. but maybe back then anxiety wasn’t as prevalent as it is in this day and age… Sometimes I wish I lived in simpler times. Wow now I really ranted but I THINK IM OKAY NOW AND I AM FREAKIN HAPPY that I KNOW I CAN DO THIS ON MY OWN!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

Thank you🙏