Free Step Dodge

I do the exact same thing cept I don't panic I just fall into habits and stop reading the opponent.

I find myself switching between pressing random buttons and doing the exact same setup over and over. Then I start getting frustrated and it gets worse

Oh then it's exactly like me. I didn't know it was panic. I thought panic was frenzied type moves, like getting a hit but inexplicably holding right after.

Pressing random buttons and doing random moves mindlessly is panic to me. I do stuff like Phase 4's really slow 4P when I'm at -8 Dx

Is this when you fight a high rank player? Or lag? For me it's both Tinas mids are detrimental but useful

This is just about any time. I have random matches where I'm paying full attention and making good reads (about 1 in 50) but most of the time I play like an idiot and it's really tough to stop.

Lag really doesn't help me though

I find one of my problems is I'm too lenient or worried about the bitching that will ensue not 100% of the time but sometimes hearing the "I grab too much" is annoying. Other than that the derp sets in and I run out of steam. I can't think of something and try dumb stuff.

Street Fighter II may have had something to do with it . Chipping out was frowned upon in my scrub league. Alpha series didn't help actually giving you a cheese symbol and and saying cheap when you win.

Do you do way better when you don't care and have fun? Like not even think about the rank? I wish I could access that state of mind without having to fight someone X amount of times.

I don't think about what the other person will say at all personally. It's kind of funny throwing someone who complains about grabbing

I can ignore rank if I sit in a lobby and watch how someone plays first. Often you'll see they're not as good as their rank would make you believe.