Beginner here up to Module 8 in beginner to Badass.
I find that my alternate plucking and string crossing are okay during straight forward lines and exercises.
However, when things get challenging my plucking hand will float (loose contact with the bass). And once that happens I am done. IE I can continue to play the piece with bad technique (plucking hand floating) but I cannot reanchor my hand without missing beats and getting off time with whatever I am playing
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Yeah it happens. That’s like consciously thinking about everything you have to do in real time. Chew gum and right foot forward, left foot forward 
Take it slower and rebuild the muscle memory work on the technical part then it gets easier. You’ll be back on autopilot soon.
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Anchor that thumb! It’s literally got nothing else to do.
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Yep. I hear you. Problem only happens when I switch anchor points like from top of pickup to E string for example. Just going to take practice
If you get video of what’s happening when you play, we can give you a lot more useful advice.
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I find that slowing it right down and chunking 1-2 bars at a time really helps. It takes some time for both hands to know when to move to the next string together. Sometimes I’m too vigorously pulling across and end up hitting the next string down from the one I’m playing too. So I’ve been learning pieces really slowly and letting that thumb move with me. I only anchor on the pick up when I’m playing the e, the rest of the time I re-anchor the thumb a string or 2 below the one I’m plucking. It seems to work well but really slowing down helps with clearer articulation and smoother transitions. But sigh, I’m with you, I wish Rome was built in a day. Have patience with yourself and it will gradually slot into place. Also I try to remember what Josh says about sleep and rest when things just aren’t going my way.
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