It seems that when something bad happens good stuff happens too
It seems that whereas yesterday was spectacularly awful today has been considerably better. I (Ian) feel a lot better today and a lot of things that have been bothering me have been sorted a lot quicker than anticipated.
So, therefore, I'm going to continue with the projects I was doing. I've put too much work into it (even in the first drafts that you've seen) to just give up on it.
Thanks for the help from those who helped cheer me up.
Ian