I've been trying to learn guitar for 8 months now. My fingers no longer hurt when I'm not playing but I'm still stuck with the pain when I am. Right now, I'm on the Simple Am and E lesson and I can't play the chords because of my index finger.

Catch 22: I can't develop the callouses without playing. I can’t play because I don’t have the callouses.

After 8 months, I'm really tired of the pain.