Well, from MY experience, learning to script first was easier cause I was working with words that all had single meanings, in a hex editor, 3B can mean one thing in ONE part of the ROM, but a totally different thing elsewhere in the rom.
And it's all just math when you get down to it, take it slow, and start by getting XSE (eXtreme Script Editor)
It can be found in the toolbox, in HackMew's thread.
Get it, open it, and press F2 on your keyboard, it'll open up the best guide IMO for beginners to scripting, and it even gives you a good few lessons on HEX.
Worth a shot, you've got nothing to lose but a few hours time.
The most important thing, never lose hope, and have fun!