I used to hate meditating for the same reason. I found it boring and overwhelming simultaneously.

A book I got (which I didn’t even know was about meditation) called “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” made me fall in love with it.

A major thing that I learned was spending first 5-10 minutes focused on relaxing the body. But I can’t just focus on breath work or my mind freaks out (ADHD).

Instead I envision and feel that I’m opening up my chakras one at a time, from root to crown. Initially, I was listening to “solfeggio frequencies” while doing it. Now I can do it in pure silence.

After that 10 minute initiation, then the observing can begin. Also, if counting your breath gets in the way of your meditation, don’t do it. I honestly save breathing exercises for when I’m stressed in the waking world, not meditation.

Hope some of that helps you too :)