Yes ice skating is hard! It's very hard! I tell my brothers or anyone who has ever doubted the difficulty of it..'okay lets see you properly land an axel and then we'll talk'. I officially started skating when I was in college and NEVER would have thought I'd be where I am now. While skating is hard, it takes alot of patience, falls(where you aren't too badly injured), persistance, humility and a sense of humor(honestly sometimes you just have to laugh at it, at yourself, and at the challenge). Keep trying. Yes, this time stopping was hard and maybe next time it will be...but you'll be surprised soon you'll be making more and more progress until you're doing a T stop at the start of your very first competition. Like alot of things in life, skating takes work, practice, and has it's ups and downs(no pun intended). But if it's something you really want to learn...even just recreationally...stick to it, because you'll be amazed at what you will learn and accomplish. Silly background story...I literally thought I was never going to land my loop jump and worried that my grave would read "Here Lies Laneybug7, Age 20, Died of a Loop Jump.' But on one magical day, after alot of falls, I finally landed it! It was such an amazing feeling!! I'll bet you'll get that exciting rush of good feeling when you stop on your own and then your first 3 turn, then your first jump, and then holy crap you're doing doubles...hehe. All joking aside, keep working at it..some things will take more time than others, but if you stay persistant and continue to practice, you'll reach your skating goals.