Feeling bad after not being able to solve problems

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In summary, the individual is trying to improve in mathematics by practicing differentiation sums. They have had difficulty solving harder problems and have had to ask for help on Yahoo Answers multiple times. They are feeling discouraged because they never excelled in math and make frequent mistakes. However, the speaker reassures them that they should not worry too much and suggests being more careful as a solution to their problem. They also mention that everyone has trouble solving problems and feeling stupid at times.
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I'm trying to improve in mathematics. I was practicing differentiation sums today. I could solve the easy ones but the moment i had to solve sums with the same theory/formula but a bit harder, my brain stopped working. I had to ask Yahoo Answers 3 times today to solve 3 problems. I just had to read the answers halfway and I was already like, oh yeah and it just clicked into my head.

I'm feeling down because I genuinely like maths and physics but I never did amazing. I never flunked but I never got 90% in my final exams. I'm practicing more and more but these problems and the fact that I make stupid mistakes a lot (forget the minus, don't multiply the numbers) is really discouraging me and makes me think I'm bad at maths.
 
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I don't think you should worry too much, just try to be more careful in your math.
If your only problem is stupid mistakes (and not deep conceptual understanding), that's great; the solution, as I said, is to be more careful, just take your time. We all have trouble solving problems sometimes, and I feel stupid all the time, so don't worry :).
 

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