mental health

Our minds are wired to habituate to any situation.

GQ spoke with people who have given up drugs and alcohol about the clarity, awkwardness, and pleasure of sex after getting clean.

If you desperately need to relax, a structured breathing routine may be the answer.

Anger management therapists say there’s a better way to talk about something that's gotten under your skin.

Romantic partnerships between one person who is in recovery and another who is not require some special considerations.

These days, you have to actively fight your phone to have a healthy relationship with it. Here’s how GQ wellness columnist Joe Holder does it.

A conversation with professor and productivity expert Cal Newport, whose latest book says there's a way to get more done—and avoid burning yourself out while you do it.

The major causes of untimely deaths in men are preventable.

It’s not all in your head—brain fog is on the rise, and it can be an isolating experience.

Unfortunately, your brain isn’t a light switch.

Experts say that while associative research strongly suggests that strategy games can help with “cognitive reserve," there's still more to glean about how chess improves memory.

A new kind of mentor-for-hire is helping digital natives overcome social anxiety.

Understanding when and how you work is essential.

When anger or anxiety get the best of you, this simple breathing technique can help.

GQ wellness columnist Joe Holder lays out a plan to audit your overall well-being.

Founded by two ex-marines and run by a former Top Gun flight instructor, Team Rubicon has become one of the country’s most elite and effective crisis-response groups. Some volunteers are also responding to a crisis within themselves.