Dr Harry Barry on Panic Attacks and General Anxiety

“You have my word as a doctor -this adrenaline rush will not kill you”. Dr Harry Barry on panic attacks

Dr Harry Barry is a medical doctor with a particular interest in mental health and has extensive experience of dealing with issues like anxiety and depression.

He is also the author of three best selling books and I have wanted to interview him for some time now after I discovered how much his work aligns with my own approach in Panic Away.

In this short interview Dr Barry explains:

 

  • What exactly happens during a panic attack
  • Why panic attacks are in no way dangerous.
  • Why we need to normalize anxiety.
  • Why be believes therapy is better than medication for treating anxiety.

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Dr. Harry Barry is a medical doctor based in Drogheda, Ireland. He is a Director of AWARE, the depression support organization. He is also author of three books

‘Flagging the Therapy – pathways out of depression and anxiety’
‘Flagging Stress – toxic stress and how to avoid it’
‘Flagging the Problem – a new approach to mental health’

All books are available from www.libertiespress.com or Amazon.com

59 Comments

  • Trish @ Queensland Reply

    Thankyou so much this has been truelly a blessing i have learnt so much & feel i can face this head on. I will get all the books Dr Barry has written. Thankyou so much for you passion to help many with this life issues of panick anxiety & depression. May God Bless you in everything you put your hands to. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart Trish

  • Mike Power Reply

    Excellent interview. A great explanation of what happens in our brain and the best way to deal with it. Thank you. I’ll be ordering Dr Barry’s book this afternoon!

  • Wayne Bogue Reply

    Thank you, Dr. Barry, for outstanding insight into panic attacks. My brother suffered from panic attacks and anxiety for years. He felt as though he were having a heart attack. On one occasion, paramedics were called and took him out of a heavy traffic jam to the ER–tough stuff. He’s since learned that he won’t die during these events. Moreover, the frequency of attacks has diminished significantly. I’m assuming a connection between his understanding that they won’t kill him and their tapering off. Thank you! Wayne.

  • Deron Reply

    A great help. So good to know your not alone. This information is extremely valuable and I want to thank you. God bless!

  • Brad Earl Reply

    I forget that everyone suffers from this condition. What is hard is trying to pinpoint when I went wrong with my emotional mind. I know that everything seems out of sorts when I have a number of stressors. What can be done about unemployment these days. That seems to be a big one. To me the problem is remaining in a rational mind set when under new employment or under stress to preform. In those situations I find that people that I work with can sense the lack of concentration.

  • dave@howtodealwithanxiety Reply

    I have suffered from anxiety for years and when I get an adrenaline rush I always remind myself it’s just my bodies adrenaline and it will not hurt me ever. Once you understand what is happening inside your body then you can learn to accept it and let go of the fear.

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  • conor Reply

    Hi I have been suffering with anxiety for a couple years now and it has not got any better I feel like its got worse I cant leave my house without having a panic attack I would really like some advice or help with getting rid of this and I’m not really getting the support I need from my family because they don’t understand it. Look forward to hearing from you.

  • alan Reply

    Thanks a ton for this insightful interview, these episodes are tough to manage but shedding a professional perspective will make all of us who suffer cope a lot better with the knowledge we have picked up from your interview. God bless

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