[clarry]

> something is screwed up, and I don't know how to fix it, and I end up having to reset and redo a bunch of code, if I didn't back it up.

You need to figure out what is screwed up (and how it came to be so) and how to fix it. You shouldn't ever need to reset and rewrite code.

Why did the person who did the hand-holding not tell you what you did wrong and how to fix it? But either way, if you can't get help from them and can't figure it out yourself, it's ok to ask the internet for help.