Back in 1940, in a one-room school in Oklahoma, a little old lady teacher said to my Dad, (in front of the whole class) "You will nev-ah und-uh-stand math-a-matics." Luckily, my Dad didn't believe her. He moved on and got a degree in Civil Engineering and a Professional Engineer's license. He's run water desalinization and reclamation facilities all over the world.
My point is, nobody has the ability, let alone the right, to judge your potential. There is no such thing as a "math person" or "not a math person." Learning math is a holistic process. Whatever kind of brain you have is the right kind. If you take care of your mind and body, you can learn math. In return, math will help sustain and support that mind-body balance. It will also amaze you at what you can do.
If you amaze someone else in the process, that's a plus.
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