You aren't alone. I think beginning chemistry is difficult because the concepts are different than anything you've studied so far in school; almost like a different language. But I have confidence in you. :-)
See if this might help:
There are about 70 You Tube videos on chemistry and you can watch them until you get it.
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry
Answered Oct 12, 2012
Edited Oct 12, 2012