I'm of the opinion that most of us under estimate the psychological effects of flying regardless of whether we operate low level at night using systems or up at altitude responsibe for passengers. It wasn't until I worked with the US Army as a FI that I managed to put some of my psychological demons in the correct boxes, realised I was mortal and normal and was able to operate better.
I think the comments about the 'loss of nerve' are spot on, I don't think it's usual to lose your nerve whilst flying I would have thought a loss of nerve would stop you going in the first place, therefore I agree with Whirlychick you are just like the rest of us... just maybe not so good looking!!
