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Anxiety and Panic: How to reshape your anxious mind and brain
THE NUMBER 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
'Holds the key to easing the mental torture of those who have endured a lifelong struggle with the symptoms of acute and chronic anxiety. A unique book by a unique doctor' IRISH TIMES
A practical guide to understanding, managing and overcoming anxiety and panic attacks by bestselling author and GP Harry Barry.
Do you or does someone you love suffer from general anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder? Or are you a health-care worker treating people with these disorders? Then this book is for you.
Dr Harry Barry combines a deep knowledge of the inner workings of the mind and brain with a wealth of experience treating patients as a GP to offer a way out of the fear, worry and shame of anxiety. In this wise, supportive book, Dr Barry explains clearly and simply what it is about our minds and brains that generates the symptoms of anxiety. Through a series of case studies based on his real-life experiences treating patients, he explains and demonstrates how to use lifestyle changes, mindfulness, exercise and CBT techniques to cope with these symptoms and ultimately feel better.
Previously published as Flagging How to Reshape Your Anxious Mind and Brain, this edition has been fully revised and updated.
'Holds the key to easing the mental torture of those who have endured a lifelong struggle with the symptoms of acute and chronic anxiety. A unique book by a unique doctor' IRISH TIMES
A practical guide to understanding, managing and overcoming anxiety and panic attacks by bestselling author and GP Harry Barry.
Do you or does someone you love suffer from general anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder? Or are you a health-care worker treating people with these disorders? Then this book is for you.
Dr Harry Barry combines a deep knowledge of the inner workings of the mind and brain with a wealth of experience treating patients as a GP to offer a way out of the fear, worry and shame of anxiety. In this wise, supportive book, Dr Barry explains clearly and simply what it is about our minds and brains that generates the symptoms of anxiety. Through a series of case studies based on his real-life experiences treating patients, he explains and demonstrates how to use lifestyle changes, mindfulness, exercise and CBT techniques to cope with these symptoms and ultimately feel better.
Previously published as Flagging How to Reshape Your Anxious Mind and Brain, this edition has been fully revised and updated.
304 pages, Paperback
Published April 30, 2019
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July 16, 2018
Not a patch on Emotional Resilience for me. I went into this hoping I would get more out of it, but it was much of the same as what’s in HB’s newer book. Still, the physiology of what happens is interesting, but I wouldn’t recommend this one over Emotional Resilience!
May 14, 2020
Korisno, u bukvalnom smislu - poenta simpatično nazvanog Heri Berija jeste da se ova knjiga koristi kada se osoba nadje u svojevrsnom ratnom stanju protiv sebe same. Previše repetativno za moj ukus, ali što šta sam izvukao odavde i neke stvari su ostale sa mnom tamo gde mogu lako da ih pronadjem i, pa, iskoristim.
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April 4, 2024
A book that is one of the best explanations for why anxiety and panic attacks happen, with information for the panic symptoms and how they're different to anxiety but they both can cause one another.
Solutions for these require a two pronged solution:
Panic attacks: Flood with exposure and sit with the very uncomfortable but not dangerous symptoms in order to show that there is no actual danger. This is how to reshape your amygdala.
Anxiety: CBT and mindfulness in order to combat anxiety and catastrophising ruminations.
Two different parts of the brain. Two different solutions but both interact with each other.
A complete eye opener and game changer.
Solutions for these require a two pronged solution:
Panic attacks: Flood with exposure and sit with the very uncomfortable but not dangerous symptoms in order to show that there is no actual danger. This is how to reshape your amygdala.
Anxiety: CBT and mindfulness in order to combat anxiety and catastrophising ruminations.
Two different parts of the brain. Two different solutions but both interact with each other.
A complete eye opener and game changer.
June 11, 2018
This book has changed my life for the better
After reading Barry McDonough's life changing book DARE, I became more interested in the theory behind anxiety and panic attacks. This book clearly and logically spells out how we as humans have the potential to experience anxiety and panic attacks and how we can reshape the pathways in order to create improved and healthy pathways so we may live free of negative sensations and panicky feelings. I wish I would have found this book a year ago! I now say every day that the feelings I experience are "uncomfortable but not dangerous", and that has helped my recovery in ways I cannot express with qords.
After reading Barry McDonough's life changing book DARE, I became more interested in the theory behind anxiety and panic attacks. This book clearly and logically spells out how we as humans have the potential to experience anxiety and panic attacks and how we can reshape the pathways in order to create improved and healthy pathways so we may live free of negative sensations and panicky feelings. I wish I would have found this book a year ago! I now say every day that the feelings I experience are "uncomfortable but not dangerous", and that has helped my recovery in ways I cannot express with qords.
January 21, 2020
Practical advice for me, the reader, who is new to the stunning seriousness and horrifying experience of one's body resorting to this tactic in order to get the attention of one's brain. The book engages in lots of repetition and simplistic, anecdotal style patient examples which I found to be a comfort but some might find annoying.
May 9, 2019
Easy read, and really useful, a bit repetitive at times but because he wants to make sure that the concepts are sinking in with you.
August 30, 2020
Great advice but very repetitive.
September 26, 2021
Good overall, but very repetitive
June 13, 2019
I discovered Dr. Harry Barry thank to the book Dare (amazing book and a must read for panic attacks).
Harry Barry is amazing explainig the why, why we get panic, geversl anxiety, OVDt, and more important, what we need to do in order to reshape the brain, accepting the symptoms and having our life's back.
To me is was particularly helpful the ABC technique and the MACS.
Totally recommending this book, and all of his, I keep doing my exercises and reshaping my brain.
Harry Barry is amazing explainig the why, why we get panic, geversl anxiety, OVDt, and more important, what we need to do in order to reshape the brain, accepting the symptoms and having our life's back.
To me is was particularly helpful the ABC technique and the MACS.
Totally recommending this book, and all of his, I keep doing my exercises and reshaping my brain.
January 4, 2025
Critical Information to help Overcome Anxiety Issues
This book contains essential information to anyone struggling with anxiety or panic attacks. It was straight to the point, written in simple language and backed by neuroscience. This book will give you the tools you need to get better. Highly recommend!
This book contains essential information to anyone struggling with anxiety or panic attacks. It was straight to the point, written in simple language and backed by neuroscience. This book will give you the tools you need to get better. Highly recommend!
July 8, 2019
A really interesting read explaining the neuroscience behind anxiety and strategies that help. Easy to understand and helpful case studies.
September 4, 2025
I finished this book and immediately panicked about whether I applied it correctly
July 4, 2023
As soemone who is struggling from constant anxiety and panic attacks this book is a life saver! I truly recommend this book! Thanks to the author :)
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