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The Panic AwayProgramDisclaimerThe author has provided this book for informationalpurposes only. Licensed health care professionals mustassess the diagnosis and treatment of any symptoms orrelated health conditions.Copyright 2001–2008 by Barry Joseph McDonagh (Joe Barry)All rights reserved. No portion of this book is to be reproduced in any form withoutwritten permission from the author.1

Table of ContentsThe Panic Away Program.1Foreword .5Introduction.7What Causes an Anxiety Disorder?.10Repressed Emotions.10Chemical Imbalance.11Physical, Mental, and Emotional Exhaustion.13So How Does a Person End an Anxiety Disorder? .14Stage 1: Trust .15Eliminating Panic Attacks .15Definition of Anxiety.15Fight/Flight Response.16Physical Manifestations of a Panic Attack .16Nervousness and Chemical Effects .17Cardiovascular Effects.19Respiratory Effects.19Other Physical Effects of Panic Attacks.20Mental Manifestations .21The One Move Technique .25Observe .29Embrace.29Demand More .30Trust.33Why Doesn’t It Work for Some People? .40What If the Panic Never Stops? .41Examples of the One Move in Real-life Situations.42Driving with Anxiety .42The One Move for Drivers.44Case Study:Lindsey’s Fear of Driving .46Agoraphobia: Fear of Leaving Home.48Case Study:Sylvia’s Agoraphobia.51Fear of Flying .53Case Study:2

Stephen’s Fear of Flying.57Fear of Public Speaking .59Case Study:Robert’s Public Speaking.63Stage 2: Accept .66Eliminating General Anxiety.66Mental Exercises: .73Unwanted Anxious Thoughts .76The Attitude of Acceptance .76Visualization Tool for Ending Anxious Thinking.82Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.87Gratitude Exercise.89Breathing .92Diet.94Water .94Diet .95Food .95Minerals .97Quick Diet Tips.98What about Medication? .99What about Herbal Supplements? .100Hypoglycemia and Anxiety.101Aspartame.102Exercise .102Thought Field Therapy (TFT).105TFT for Anxiety and Panic Attacks.107Distraction .112What about a Vacation?.113How Long Will It Take to End the Feelings of Anxiety?.114Starting the day .114Getting to Sleep.115Night Panic.118People Keep Telling Me to “Just Snap Out of It”.120Phobias.120Social Phobias.121Summary of Stage 2 .123Stage 3: Persist .124Sealing Recovery .124Expect Setbacks.124Anxiety Sensations Explained:3

A Round-up of the Usual Suspects .128“Am I Going Crazy?”.128Losing Control.129Unreality .130Disturbing Thoughts .132Depression .134Breathing Problems .134Fainting/Passing Out .137Choking Sensations/Tight Throat .139Nausea/Fear of Vomiting .140Heart Attacks .141Palpitations .142Missed Heartbeats .143Headaches .144Blurred Vision .146Weak Legs/Jelly Legs .146Tingling Sensations .147Toilet Phobia .148Colds/Flu and Anxiety .149Conclusion.1504

ForewordEvery single person can eliminate anxiety by following the Panic Away Program. Noexceptions! I can speak with authority on this because I’ve seen it eliminate anxietyfor countless people who would have deemed themselves incurable. My convictionis strengthened by the fact that many of these people spent years searching for acure from doctors, psychologists, and alternative practitioners. After completing thePanic Away Program, their emails always have the same sentiment:I wish I’d found this earlier. I spent so many years approaching thisthe wrong way. Why had no one explained this to me before?The content you’re about to read is highly unique. You won’t find any of therepetitive “anxiety speak” so common on the Internet and in most of the publishedliterature. I don’t claim to have totally reinvented the wheel with this method,because I’m not the first to advocate for a different approach to anxiety. Manyexcellent doctors and writers have also put forward the same basic principles as theonly truly effective approach to permanently eliminating anxietypermanently.I put together this course several years ago based on what worked for me. Fromthe continuous feedback I received over several years, I was able to fine-tune themethod, making it the course it is today. It’s true that I was fortunate to realizeand develop the approach while I was working through my own anxiety, but I couldnever have made it into what it’s become today were it not for constructivefeedback from thousands of other anxiety sufferers. I would like you to thereforethink of this method as a powerful piece of collective experience. I’m glad you’vefound your way here. You’re about to learn how to kick-start an anxiety-free future.Let’s get cracking!Joe Barry5

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IntroductionJane has just left work and is in the supermarket doing her weekly shopping. She’sgot a lot of things on her mind and is rushing around, throwing all the items sheneeds into the shopping cart. While checking the price on some soft drinks, shenotices something strange. She can feel her heart beginning to beat hard—so hard,in fact, that her throat is pulsating. This startles her, and as she places the softdrink down, she notices how her left arm starts to tingle with a pins-and-needlessensation. This is the first time anything like this has ever happened to her. She’sconfused and starts to get really scared. “Something must be wrong,” she thinks,and she begins to mentally list all the possible things it could be: “Is this the startof a heart attack? Is it an allergic reaction to so

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