All the above said, I hope you're using the training gear. Getting above 2 rotor spans makes it easier to fly (somewhat) but you will still crash repeatedly if you don't stack the deck in your favor. Put the pingpongs on, and then don't try to take off. On a smooth surface (concrete, garage floor, asphalt, whatever) ncrease the throttle until the skids come off but the balls stay on the ground, and then get used to controlling it. Don't take off until you can keep it in one spot.

Helicopters attitude is influenced by random air currents, so they do not stay in one place on their own except in unusual circumstances. If you just power up off the ground into the air, you will continue to crash, and as a result you will probably never get a chance to get over the overcontrolling that s_mcflurry describes-- I'm going this way, no, I'm going that way, no, I'm going.... this is called "pilot induced oscillation," i.e., over controlling one way, and compensating by overcontrolling the other way, and so on, and it almost always leads to a crash until you have skill enough to stop the cycle.

Oh, and a sim will significantly reduce your parts cost (it is one of the few things that *does* pay for itself). If this is your first heli, it's a safe bet that it's the pilot (depending on how much damage the heli has sustained, it could be both now), and you can get the skills you need a lot faster and cheaper with a good sim than just going out and throwing the heli in the air. Don't push it, man, if you want to learn to fly.