I know what you are talking about emily. I really s*ck at mtb, you see someone else just pulling through some difficult part of the trail and I start to think "Oh is this safe? Can I do that? Would I make the hill with that root halfway" etc. With other words I think to much whereas that other person is just doing it without thinking. I really feel insecure when riding trails and that insecurity is the cause for not being able to improve.

That's why I stick to roads But there I have the problem that I also suck at wet roads since again I think to much about not falling. I don't think I'll ever learn.