About being overwhelmed: Occasionally I look down at what I'm doing and look at all the 'mathy' symbols and know I'd have ran away screaming before. Occasional

About being overwhelmed: Occasionally I look down at what I'm doing and look at all the 'mathy' symbols and know I'd have ran away screaming before. Occasionally I look ahead a bit and still have to fight the same impulse. Math can be ruthlessly cumulative, but steady progress, even if slow, eventually yields results. One thing you can do is take a placement test at a community college to see what math class they'd place you in. Even if you don't take classes, it might help you know where you are at.