Stick with it. I started in my 20s despite believing I'd suck at it. I was the biggest flinching wimp in the world when it came to my eyes. I couldn't even put drops in, I was so bad. In no time, though, I got used to it. The trick for me is to keep the lids pried open as far as possible and, while looking up, insert the lens below the iris, press *very* lightly until I hear/feel any trapped air pop out from under the lens, then look down to center the lens. I take them out by holding the upper lid up with the fingers of one hand while *gently" pinching the lens between the thumb and index finger of the other hand.

I'd wear them all the time these days if it weren't for the presbyopia of middle age. Now I only wear them if I know I'm going to be sweating a lot, or will need to use regular sunglasses, or when I swim. Otherwise the difficulty reading makes them so unworth it. For me, anyway.