Might Consider Qutting (or atleast taking a lengthy break)

I suck so bad at this board game, even though I've devoted hours to it. No matter what I seem to do to try and improve, there is ALWAYS something that will kill me. Try to learn openings and my opponent be pulling some wild stuff out of no where and I forget everything about how to punish. Keep making 1 move blunders at 1000 level (really irritating) and the game just isn't as fun as I remember it. Anyone else have the same frustrations? Here is an example of a historic choke: 

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.12.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "kurkure-g"]
[Black "JIMMY12345678636"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[WhiteElo "1060"]
[BlackElo "1010"]
[Termination "kurkure-g won by resignation"]
[ECO "C10"]
[EndTime "5:17:59 GMT+0000"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/146488800258?move=1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Ne2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 O-O 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Re8
15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Qh3 Nc5 17. Re3 Bg7 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Bh6 Qb6 20. Bd3 Qxb2 21.
Rf1 Nc5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qh4 Nxd3 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. cxd3 Qxa2 26. Rf3 Rf8 27. d4
Qc4 28. h4 Bd7 29. h5 Qxd4 30. h6 (30. h6 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 Rfe8 32. Qg7#) 1-0

While it is true that the game can be humbling, you are rated far above average here.

go go go...never go back

You say that you try to learn openings but that you cannot remember how to punish your opponent when he tries something wild.

This is one of your problems. Learning openings does not mean that you have memorized traps and counters. Rather, learning openings means that you understand general principles that apply to all openings. If you really understood the general ideas behind an opening, you would not have to rely on memory. You would be able to figure out how to play in a new position and how to punish your opponent.

The usual problem. No one knows or understands how to play openings. All they do is memorize the moves without any understanding of why those moves are made. You want to imorove? Slow down, think and play slower time controls. No one improved by playing fast.