Hmm....interesting question. For me it is like this......When I have had a particularly hard week/day/month and am feeling very stressed out. The one place I really want to be is at my Master's feet with my head in his lap and his hand gently stroking my hair while i regroup. He never rushes me when I'm doing this. He will sit there for as long as I need. My closeness to him helps me to get past my stress and be able to cope better. He is my safe place. My calm place. When everything else is going to hell, I can run to his arms and feel like I can let go of everything else for as long as I'm there.

This peaceful feeling is not limited to just when I'm kneeling at his feet though. I feel this way when ever he is exerting his control over me, however he chooses to do that. Being his slave simply makes me feel better about everything.

When he is stressed or not feeling well, then I simply don't push for attention from him. I tend to quietly make myself available for whatever he needs. Even if that is just laying silently by his side so that he can be comforted with my presence. There is not always something I can say to make things better for him. But there is always something I can do, even if it is just leaving him alone so he can regroup on his own. I suppose it's all a matter of reading your partner and trying to understand what they need.

So, no, being stressed does not make it harder for me to be a slave. Being stressed makes me cling to it more than ever.