You feel exhausted and stressed and you have to prepare for death.

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The trouble for Mr Hollande is that he was elected precisely to replace an overactive president who made the French feel exhausted.

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If the machine spits tennis balls at an unreasonable speed and range, the player will quickly feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and defeated (feel familiar?) no matter how good they are.

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Your doctor will ask about whether you've been feeling down or blue, whether you've lost interest in things you usually enjoy, whether you feel guilty or especially down on yourself, whether your sleep and appetite are disturbed, whether you feel exhausted most of the time, whether you are having trouble concentrating and whether things have gotten bad enough that you've thought some about ending your life.

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She could almost feel it, close her fingers around it, but she was exhausted, and there was no beach outside, so she only rested her hands on top of the covers.

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The 34-year-old, who said he felt empty and exhausted after winning his sixth crown in Japan two weeks ago, wants to feel re-energised for the 2004 season.

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