Noticing Newbies

Greetings fellow writers and readers!

My name is Alyssa and I will shamefully admit I have been a nonactive member for a little while now. I was really intimidated at first about sharing my writing and so I just would come to this site and stare admiringly at all the brave souls who were sharing their work.
bah! no more of that for me! I am plagued by the common torture of many writers: perfectionism. And it is usually the death of my creative enthusiasm.
Does this happen to anyone else?
You have an idea and you are so excited. it's the ultimate idea. You are going to be famous. It's pure genius.
You start writing. Hmmm... this isn't coming out as good as it was in your head. You keep writing a bit more.
You start to notice all the flaws all the parts you have no clue in what you're really doing! it's not making sense...
This isn't right! In fact it's terrible! It's getting harder to write, you are feeling frustrated and annoyed at yourself
You toss the pen or turn off the computer and say you just need a break.
and you never come back.

That is the story of my writing pursuits. I am trying to break this very bad habit and write shorter stories that I actually finish. Even if I think they are bad. I am getting better but my newest struggle is I finish a story and then I avoid editing it cause i know it's going to be frustrating!
baby steps I guess.
Anyway, I wanted to say hello and that I am grateful for this site. I started entering the Writers cramp and found it an amazing tool to power through my need to make it perfect or else all is lost and doomed!
So, Hello! and I hope to be a much more active and helpful member of this wonderful creative community! :)