And ... Yeah, when your reasonable options include dying, there is a lot of power in what you can do instead.
Just think of every time James T. Kirk got in a situation were death was in the cards. Shit done got real.
For me, it meant 18 months of homelessness. But it really helped. To be honest, when I was homeless was some of the happiest times I've had in my life. I'm glad I'm not there any more, but I keep trying to remember the lessons I learned back then.