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 Wow, Rae, thanks for this reply! Sorry I didn't see it till now. But I understand more of what she means. I didn't read "Hello, Cruel World" so I ended up interpreting things from the performance perhaps a bit differently. I'm happy to know that she doesn't take these "alternatives to suicide" lightly. I think the whole idea of doing something slightly less harmful than suicide as a therapeutic tool is kind of jarring because I am so used to people saying like, "go to a psychiatrist. talk about it. you will feel better" as opposed to finding an alternative. now that I see it in yours (and Kate Bornstein's perspective), it is a refreshing approach, while still a bit shocking.