I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2012. I was 27, turning 28 a few weeks later at the time, and engaged to be married the following year. One minute I was an excited, expectant bride obsessing over mermaid vs. princess-cut gowns, and the next I was strapped to an IV with steroids pumping through my body to calm the inflammation in my optic nerve. After that, the changes happened almost overnight.  My eye, a victim of optic neuritis, went dark and blind. My body, strong from the steroids but weak once they wore off, became a stranger to me. I suddenly noticed the tremors in my hand and the way my leg would suddenly become numb in the morning.  What my multiple sclerosis diagnosis taught me about conflict completely changed my marriage Rapha Wilde / Unsplash My MS diagnosis meant one thing: I would have to take better care of myself if I wanted to survive. And I did. I started going to yoga to improve my balance. I started taking vitamins (hello, Vitamin D!) …