sounds similar to a spring on the clutch breaking, im at 85k and one of mine just went and at times its difficult to shift.
may be something else but the clutch spring breaking is pretty common for our cars
maybe some other people can chime in but you can get an exedy clutch kit for 115-130 dollars on ebay and do it yourself if that is the problem(although you said your not a car guy, a clutch is not the most difficult thing in the world to change)
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