Photoshop Elements 11 Selection and brush tool not working right

I have this problem where I select parts of an image I am trying to draw, and I want to fill the selected regions of the image with color but whenever I use the brush or the paint bucket tool to fill it, little tiny regions outside of the selection are also painted, now I am not sure if I don't have the settings right, or if the software is broken. I have attached two screenshots that show the problem, please someone explain to me how I can fix this.
http://s1162.photobucket.com/user/Doctorwhofan2012/media/selections.png.html?filters[user] =126515962&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1
http://s1162.photobucket.com/user/Doctorwhofan2012/media/thebrushtoolworksweird.png.html?f ilters[user]=126515962&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0
Also when I am trying to attach images from my computer to a discussion here in the adobe forums I can't because the "insert image" remains greyed out even though I have selected the image file I would like to attach.

It appears that the selection is not accurate, i.e. the "marching ants" extend beyond the object. If you are using the selection brush for this purpose, on the tool's option bar, you will see icons via which you can add to, or subtract from, the selection.
Once you have created the selection with precision, go to Edit menu>fill selection. In this dialog there are several options which are self explanatory.
You can also place the selection on its own layer via CTRL+J, then use the eraser tool to touch up. I do this frequently. It helps to place a layer with contrasting color below the selection layer temporarily to facilitate visualization. Be sure to delete this layer when you are done.
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