Spent most of the night awake, burping. In preparation for my blood test this morning, I wasn't allowed to eat or drink except water.  Don't know why it created so many problems; after all I may spend the next 10 not eating or dinking too.  But it put me in a foul mood, even after the blood test and I had got myself recaffeinated.

I'd say motst of the day was a write-off - dozing, anxiety attacks, self-loathing, reading a mediocre novel.

At 7 I phoned my therapist - and she has an hour to spare for me tomorrow.  At last - whopee! - we are going to work on my supressed anger.

Immediately, I felt really terrific.  Phoned a friend, went down to Ziggy's and talked about life to the Argentinia assistant manager.  I have a lot of respect for him for last week he bought a copy of  book I wrote in the seventies off me for £5.  Only 40 left to sell.

Sometimes my mood swings feel lifted from a very bad opera - grand or soap I'm not sure.