Take some deep breaths and repeat after me, "This too shall pass." Hang in there, Cranky. You'll get it worked out.

After my oldest son was t-boned by a pickup truck, it took him several months to get back on the road with a bike. He's now riding again (even during the winter months), and he's appropriately more cautious that he was before. I think it's important to ride with confidence and just a bit of heightened awareness. I distinguish heightened awarness from fear. In that, fear can paralyze us, diminish who we are as a person, and send us in a downward spiral.

I've read some academic literature indicating that as people age many become more fearful of physical injury than the data would suggest is appropriate. That is, we're no more likely to be hit by a car, assaulted by an individual, etc. than others. Yet the fear level seems to rise. This makes some sense in that we know it takes us longer to heal or recover from an injury than when we were younger. Yet, I would argue that our judgement is better, we are more viligant, and are more appropriately cautious.... all good things. So, as I said, this too shall pass.