The way your skin looks on the outside has a lot to do with what’s going on inside your head. Mental states, like stress and exhaustion, can bring on dark circles, breakouts, and flare-ups of chronic issues like psoriasis, rosacea, eczema, acne, alopecia, and hives. “Stress is a physiological response that causes a disturbance in the equilibrium of your body,” says Evan Rieder, M.D., a dermatologist and a psychiatrist in New York. When your body’s functions are off, which is especially prevalent in trying times, it shows all over your skin. But—here’s the good news—psych experts say that the opposite is also true, and that it’s just as possible to solve your skin problems from the inside out. In fact, you have the power to mind-control your way to…
