erm how old are you? you mum was watching you do that? no wonder you couldnt manage it.

saying that i have a fear of them too but mine is that they get lost or the string comes off them inside of me as i cant get them back out myself, i had that happen once and had to leave it there for 4 days til my husband could fish it out for me, not a nice thing for him either to see,

next time you try them perhaps if youtry after a bath or something and then do it when your period hasnt started and practise, also i find that using the ones with an applicator works far better as they dont tend to stick to your insides instead of sliding in. no mess either!!!