Self Doubt

As a writer, there is a member of the family that kinda invites its self where ever you go. Self Doubt. Self Doubt is that annoying voice in your head that asks, "Is this good enough? Does this suck major ass?"

I have named my doubt, Dan. Doubter Dan visits me often. He pulls up a chair like he belongs at my dining table. Dan is a stout man with a Boston accent who always seems to be eating a sub sandwich. He creeps up sometimes out of no where. Do all writers deal with this or have I just lost my marbles? Could you imagine the field day a shrink would have with this info?

How do other's break through their own doubt and move forward? I thought about creating a support group...

before I realized I would pick up other author's insecurities like a hypochondriac taking a psychology course. If you talk to any writer, they will tell you about their doubts and how everyone has them, but my question is how do you get rid of it? How do you put your work on display and still love writing?

Is doubting yourself all that bad? Maybe at the end of the day, what you have actually written is poo. Maybe Dan was right! What then? 

I have come to the conclusion that it's okay to doubt yourself, just as long as Doubter Dan doesn't win every round. Sometimes you have to flush the shit, that's what editing is for. Rocky didn't win every fight, but he didn't go down without a fight. I guess in my ramblings, what I am trying to say is this...Don't give up. Don't allow doubt to consume your writing.