I have recently immigrated to the US. I need health insurance until I find a job which provides with one. I visited healthcare.gov and it was bit confusing as some of the plans were showing up a minimum of 500$/month (49 year old). Could someone advise me whether there are cheaper options. Source: 6 months ago

From the Billions spent on social services, from rental vouchers, to HEAP energy assistance, to SNAP food ebt benefits, to free internet service thru ACP, to free govt provided cells, to healthcare.gov, to earned income credits for working . That's how many are doing it. Information is a means to power! Source: 6 months ago

Go to healthcare.gov and see if you qualify for insurance. Maximum out of pocket depends on the type of plan you pick and what it covers. If you don't qualify through healthcare.gov, you will need to buy insurance on your own which could be quite expensive. Source: 6 months ago

You can still get it done without insurance, it's just really expensive. It will be thousands of dollars cheaper to get insurance for a year or so and have the surgery covered than to try and pay for it out of pocket, so it's worth maybe getting insurance. If you're in the USA, healthcare.gov is currently in its 2024 enrollment period so you can buy insurance right now for next year. Source: 6 months ago

IDK where you are but if you're in the USA go to healthcare.gov. If you need help applying, this link lets you set up contact with someone who can help you. Source: 6 months ago

Sorry to hear this and good on you for posting and reaching out.. There has been some great advice already about counselling and journalling. Also, I recommend meditation (something I am trying to do more of, as my head is busy). This app is great - https://meditofoundation.org/medito-app. Source: 11 months ago

I would also suggest using a timer app like Medito which is completely free and try to start off with 5 to 10 minutes sessions as many days a week as you can. Source: about 1 year ago

There's a great (totally free) app, medito, which has lessons that I think are some of the best introduction to getting meaningful results from meditation. Source: over 1 year ago

Use the prayer time as mindfulness meditation. Here's a free one. Source: over 1 year ago

Feeling Good by David D Burns, Free meditation app,Paid meditation app,Vipassana on YouTube. Source: over 1 year ago