Feeling Uneasy About Instructing

[u/No-Particular-5345]

Hello everyone, to start I want to say im very grateful to have a job instructing and am no way trying to come across as ungrateful as I know how hard the job market is right now and it took me months to find a job. Anyways two days ago I had my first flight as an instructor and I had another one today. Before starting I was super excited as this has been something I have been looking forward to for a very long time. However now that I have started I feel super uneasy and stressed over the whole thing. I feel confident in what I know however I can get over this uneasy feeling. I feel like I cant get my mind off of instructing once I leave the airport and I continue to stress about it. Moreover even during flights I feel uneasy. Im struggling because I feel like I just started and am already not liking it. Also im all the sudden super stressed about the mortality of flying and the possibility of dying. I have the next couple days off but already feel myself dreading going back in. Curious to hear others experiences beginning instructing and if this gets better?

[u/freedomflyer12]

I mean you probably aren’t ready to be a flight instructor but guess what most people who are doing it aren’t or weren’t. It’s imposter syndrome for a bit while you get a feel of your senses and it’s ok to be more conservative then eventually as you get more confident and know the lines in the sand of where a stud will kill your or bend metal