Dare: Panic & Anxiety Relief
- 88 of 100 · reviews
- 4.8of 5 · store
- 6,496ratings on the App Store
- 500reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
The app works on the Dare method: accepting and confronting panic instead of avoiding it. Users with panic disorder, agoraphobia, and severe anxiety describe measurable changes: returning to work, driving, and public spaces. Barry McDonagh's voice is perceived as therapeutically significant. This is not meditation in the classical sense. It is a cognitive restructuring tool for panic response.
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What people use it for
People with panic attacks, GAD, and agoraphobia willing to work with a confrontation-based anxiety method.
What reviews praise
- The panic-acceptance method ('trigger it on purpose, amplify it') as an alternative to avoidance.
- The host's voice feels live, not generated.
- Helps in the moment of an acute attack.
What reviews complain about
- Exclusively focused on panic disorder and anxiety.
- Not suitable as a daily meditative practice for people without those conditions.
What users experience
2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
As someone who's dealt with anxiety and PTSD for most of their life, it had been your standard case of 'well I'm going to avoid that because it gives me anxiety'. I knew my triggers and what to avoid. DARE flipped this entirely — run toward it.
Panic disorder took my life away from me, and the DARE teachings have helped me get it back. When I began suffering from panic disorder, I downloaded several apps related to anxiety, including DARE. At first, I didn't like this one because it tells you to 'bring it on'.
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