No, don't give up - it's been a difficult program to learn and I can usually figure out any program you put in front of me.
To me, EQ seems to have a b-i-g learning curve and it doesn't seem at all intuitive. Some people have no trouble with it at all, but I'm not one of them! LOL!
But, I really LOVE some of the things that the program does for me, so I will keep using it and trying to get good with it. The advantages way outweigh the difficulties.