I`m interested in playing the violin, but I`m worried. I`ve never been very mathematical and I`m very slow in learning things like that. I took guitar for a couple of months a few years ago, but I never really learned how to read music.

I`m afraid I won`t be able to learn how to read the music, but it`s my passion to learn the violin. I also think the idea of composing my own stuff would be amazing...

Any encouragment? Did anybody else have trouble with learning it?

The violin can be pretty tough. Of all the instruments I`ve played, I would say the violin is the one that takes the most practice. So my advice would be to get a hold of the piano, as it is less complicated (since you don`t have to worry about the pitch, how you hold the bow etc.) then when you`ve played it for a while, start violin as well. That`s what I did anyway ^_^

Me

I have discalculia, so you have my sympathy. I took me three years to get it. But after three years, I got a hang of it perfectly! Now I can read all clefs easily and better than most other students. It`s really just memorisation.
Also, learn some music theory. This makes everything so much easier in the long run.
As for playing; be prepared for one month of bad sound. Then everything speeds up and learning becomes easy. Have you thought of playing viola? Viola is more fun, and you have less painfull high notes. You can sound mellow earlier than on violin.
Now composing takes a HUGE amount of work. Ten years to be a competent composer I`d say. But it`s worth it

If I were you I`d buy a good book for beginners that gives you the notes and then study em. The book I used when I was a beginner was called "essential elements"