Stress Shows On Your Skin

Evidence from the last several decades suggests that emotional states such as depression, worrying, hostility, and psychosocial stress directly influence both body function and health. As we learn more about brain-skin interplay, we now believe that our mental state is also related to skin function in humans.

Take Your Skin Stress Quotient

Check each situation that you’ve experienced over the past few months that may have led to stress-related skin changes:

Work deadlines and pressures
Financial troubles
Job loss or insecurity
Chronic illness
Problems with marriage or other relationships
Caregiving to young children and/or aging parents
Personal turmoil and emotional upsets
Waiting in long lines of traffic
Juggling a career and raising children
Specific worries about skin changes, including premature skin aging and/or skin cancer