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In about 100,000 minutes of flying as a private pilot, I figure there were only 8-10 minutes where I thought I was about to die. In the "after action reports" of those tense times, I have concluded that the reason I didn't die was that I had been trained to react in certain ways. If you panic in these situations, you might as well just point the nose at the ground. Having the knowledge and confidence to continue flying the airplane, do the check lists, etc. undoubtedly was a major contributing factor in my survival, along with more luck than one can reasonably count on.

I suggest that as you get more training and experience in the use of firearms, more confident in what you can do and ought to do, and more confidence in handling various scenarios with a firearm, you will no longer be as likely to freeze.