This happens to everyone once or twice. There's a lot of stuff in CF that adds richness and depth, and there's some stuff it's hard just to know up front without experiencing it.

The reality is, there isn't a single character out there that dies or deletes or auto-deletes without at least a few unused practices. This isn't catastrophic at all. It might feel that way if your character is low-level.

Also, there are things in game, like using the 'extra training' or extra practice edges, that are meant to enable you to deal with situations like that.