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I’ve been skipping 2nd gear in my 07 civic ex. Usually only during heavy traffic, is it worth it? Am I wasting a lot of gas doing this or something even worse? I shift at 3k usually when i do this and 3rd gear then puts me around 1k

EDIT: im not trying to drag race guys. Just keep up with the way autos are able to get up to speed limit (35 mph) thanks for all the friendly ish advice though

Someone lock this thread please 😅

Feelings of derealization while out in a store with the family again, I handled it pretty well this time but boy am I tired. Music grounded me. One of my triggers may be being bound to someone else’s car. Maybe traveling in my own car and having that option to escape may ease my anxiety. Either way, quitting has been very easy considering the anxiety weed was starting to give me. Can anyone relate?

So It was just another night smoking(dabs, I did a lot more than usual that night) then a flip switched after a friend brought up a past incident where I smoked too much and had a quick panic attack that quickly subsided. I felt absolutely horrible after they brought up that for 3 days. I felt like I was floating when I would walk. Scared I may pass out at any time, my breathing labored and I felt like I had to manually breathe. Heart pounding, after that switch flipped I went to the room to try to sleep it off. I don’t think I slept at all that night. Maybe I did but the morning was no different, awoke with a 130 bpm, got it down for awhile with box breathing but still I felt surreal. 3 days of intense anxiety and paranoia. on the 4th day I woke up with my body so sore. I use to love driving my car but after that episode I would be scared I may pass out driving. Slowly got better but in reality it took me a good 2 months to feel normal and after I felt good enough I started smoking again to prove to myself I was normal. It wasn’t the same, my heart would start racing and I would be doing mental gymnastics just to convince myself I was okay. So 6 months later, I’m on day 11, still fragile but I’m doing it. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Sorry if the story is a bit disorganized, kinda just posting on a whim cause this was weighing on me