Working with Flash

For some reason I am very intimidated by Flash. Of course the adobe tutorials are ok, but the other tutorials with no sound are almost unbearable and impossible to watch and learn from for me. For the longest time I thought that they were just not compatible with mac because tutorials need sound. Some of the tools are similar to other adobe programs which is a life saver so that I'm not totally lost and confused. Playing around on my own has been helpful, but I still feel somewhat directionless. I'm hoping that in one of our upcoming classes we will get some more instruction and that I will become more comfortable and confident in Flash.