Lady A,
This kind of situation affects eveyone differently, it bothers some people more, and longer, than others. Like many sports, bowhunting involves a lot of work, dedication, practice, and personal involvement, and there will be wins and losses. The thing that sets bowhunting apart from many other sports, far apart in my opinion,
is the intense level of personal involvment, and that the losses are not just numbers on a scoreboard. I dont believe anyone can understand the depth of this until they have been there. I still encourage you to go back out hunting, but as I said before, when you are ready, and only you can be the judge of that. You will probably be nervous about taking the next shot, and the next one, for a long time, I kind of hope you always will be. Hopefully it will come from wanting to make a good clean shot, and not from worrying about having bragging rights. I think I will quit hunting when I dont feel that way before a shot. Practice, (and MORE practice), time and experience
will all help. When you have developed confidence in yourself and your equipment, the nervousness can be controlled, (in theory, anyway!), and channeled into positive shooting. I will stick with my original advice. Don't beat yourself up, work on the positive learning that can come from this, regain the confidence you need, and when the time is right, go back hunting. You have our support, good luck.