Sam did however say that she felt relieved that her occasional moody bursts were down to her brain wiring.

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She felt relieved, aware of a relaxation in her body, as if her nerves had been strung up and no longer were.

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The thing was, I felt relieved that it was over.

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Or perhaps not, perhaps they felt relieved.

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Yet she says she felt "relieved" and "empowered" by the verdict.

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"I felt so relieved, " she said.

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And if you were among them, did you find yourself becoming annoyed, irritated -- maybe, against your better judgment, a little panicked -- or was there a part of you that felt oddly, secretly relieved?

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Last year a commission chaired by Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, concluded that a small number of people felt the extreme suffering caused by their condition could only be relieved by ending their own life or the knowledge they could do so.

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When asked by a reporter how authorities felt at the conclusion of the manhunt, Eberling said he was relieved for local residents.

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"I'm almost relieved that it's over because there's only so much I felt I could do, " said the 31-year-old.

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