I’m an artist, I’m an audio creator and editor, and I’m also a perfectionist, so here’s my thoughts. I think you need to take it slowly, instead of finishing all the songs, finish one song a day (and even that is dedication). Furthermore, realize and acknowledge that it will never be perfect until you’ve had years of audio editing experience (even my audio is not perfect). But you can treat each audio recording and editing sessions as lessons, learn something from each of them and become gradually better over time. Even make an audio journal blog, post the song and your thoughts on how to improve, then the next time you record you’ll learn and not make these mistakes. In my experience with all technology, this is the best approach in lieu of waiting and striving to make that one attempt perfect. This is coming from experience in my learnings in many fields. Reducing the burden of creativity is the first thing I would try though. I simply think you are biting off way more than you can chew. Or, maybe instead of forcing yourself to create songs with lyrics, simply work on the melodies. My family are musicians, and we all work in different ways. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to write music. If the tune comes to you, capture that thought, don’t force yourself to conform to the requirements of needing lyrics. Plus, sometimes you’ll be walking around and pop there’s a little ditty! (For what it’s worth, I’m the opposite, I can lay out a mad word rhyme but find it hard to create that beat). You should never resent your expressions, your craft, no matter what form it is. I learned this lesson about one year ago when I was feeling guilty for not playing the guitar for a long time, for not finishing a certain craft, etc. I was feeling sad and regretful, but then it suddenly connected in my mind and I took a look at what I was doing. I was wasting time being sad and regretful when I could really be spending that time doing something, playing the guitar, finishing the craft, anything but being sad! I’ve never been the same since I realized that. Now, when I catch myself heading in that direction, I channel it back to creating something. Perhaps you can do a similar thing, if you are feeling resentful about finishing a track in editing, go on to record a new song, and when you are tired of recording, go on to edit. But I do think that focusing on the creme de la creme, picking out only one song from your mind and working hard on that, would be a good start for you. I also think that if you allow yourself the freedom to work however you want to, that is to say not compose a song linearly but express melodies first and let lyrics come to you second, you will feel less stress in your craft.