If you want to reduce the value of progress bar, then try this initialisation:
m_StopTime = . . .
progressBarAlarm.Minimum = 0;
progressBarAlarm.Maximum = (int)( m_StopTime - DateTime.Now ).TotalSeconds;
progressBarAlarm.Value = progressBarAlarm.Maximum;
To update the progress bar:
progressBarAlarm.Value = ( int)( m_StopTime - DateTime.Now ).TotalSeconds;