In reply to Charlotte in Anni's Basement:
Is it the thought of falling off when trad leading?
Are you afraid of falling of indoor climbing?
I think most climbers think twice about how good there gear is before a difficult move when trad leading, which is a world away from taking a fall indoors on bolts. This is IMHO, the skill/art of placing and TRUSTING gear is a vital hurdle to get over.
In my own experience when climbing below VS for (about 3 yrs) I didn’t worry too much about the gear I placed because I was climbing well within my abilities...the chances of having to rely on my gear were minimal.
As I got into VS4c this all changed and I had a hard time for about 8 months or so...there now was a real chance id be falling onto the gear and I didn’t like it that much. I wasn’t actually used to the reality of having to take a fall on gear that might rip.
There is but one solution...learns to trust your gear, this entails a fair few things.
placing it, carefully noting the quality rock your putting gear into, direction of force if loaded, potential for cams walking and rope movement displacing gear, rope drag to name but a few.
good luck