i was under a lot of stress suddenly and my ms became worse because of it.

Stress does seem to make your MS worse, then you get stressed because you feel worse - so it's a vicious circle.

It's all very well to say 'avoid stress' but who has a life which is stress free?

I have done my utmost to avoid stress wherever possible, just by telling myself that worrying about something will make me feel worse. (and never solves the problem anyway!)

What you can do is to try to maintain as healthy a life as possible and to plan ahead wherever possible.

totally agree with @Orsova , stress makes my ms worse, maybe because since stress can weaken your immune system, it attacks more easily?

i've been making an effort to keep things in order, so if i have a bad day, nothing is really neglected if i need to rest for a day or two, it seems to make me feel mentally a little more prepared also if my symptoms were to get worse all of a sudden

Agree as well. What I've notice is during the stress event, if it only lasts a few days or less, the symptoms really kick in after the worst is over. It is like the adrenaline rush keeps you going and then bam, the hammer falls.

Oh yes... Stress = inflammation = MS flare ups. Big time.

Ive often wondered about this too...... my first signs happened to be during a time of EXTREME stress (family went threw a natural desaster) that was 4 years ago. Now everytime i get stressed out ...increased tingling and numbness in my right side, extremely tired in afternoons, brain fog, blurried vision, balance off unsteady tend to fall to one side, spinning room type feeling.......
I am not diagnosed its taken me a very long time to get to the point of giving in to starting the process of all the tests.... scares me so much.... my appointment to talk to a family doctor is the end of this month.

Not all stresses are alike. Experiences run the gamut from the hassles of daily life, such as traffic jame or bickering children to sudden crises, such as the death of a loved one. Research suggests that the various types of stress may interact with MS in different and sometimes contradictory ways. Consider the following facts:

1. Sudden accute stresses, such as car accidents seem to have no impact on either the onset or progression of MS.

2. A large study found that the death of a person's child significantly increased his risk of developing MS.

3. Ongoing, chronic trauma or stress seems to increase the risk of MS relapses.

When I have been under stress, my MS symptoms flare.

I was hit from behind coming home from work one Friday afternoon, it since then it spiralled down to the point that my exacerbation cost me my job because I was unable to stand or walk with any stability, climbing a ladder, ha, no no no. It was a combination of the stress of, and the treatment from the accident.
" Oh you have hot tub? You should use it, it would so help with your muscle aches." Cooked myself into optic neuritis, and now am sooo heat intolerant.

Here is my example of how stresses immediate, cumulative, physical, physiological all came together to kick me in the teeth.