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Yang Tao has a calm personality and comes from a stable family, but everything changed drastically after his mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Years of suffering have made him, who deeply loves his mother, increasingly afraid to face his family. Xue has been suffering from bipolar disorder for five years, which was triggered by continuous setbacks, causing her to doubt herself and question the meaning of life. Every matter, big or small, becomes an endless source of pressure for her. She dreams of achieving her career aspirations but, under the constant threat of pressure, she dares not to pursue them. Er Tao once had to drop out of school due to her bipolar disorder. In her darkest moments, she listened to the song "Light" repeatedly and posted about it on the super-thread of the musical "Next to Normal." Someone told her: "Just wait a little longer, the light will come." Xiao Bi often finds herself in a low mood, saying, "I am a human fragment." She loves plants and hopes to be a tree in her next life, whether alive or dead, having no impact on others. She is so vibrant and youthful that one would never guess the effort she puts into piecing herself back together. Xiao Pie says she has watched "Next to Normal," and in the show, she felt like she saw her own life... Although their paths ahead are fraught with difficulties, they have all found the value of their existence as individual lives in their unique life experiences, no longer measuring their lives by others' standards. They are still searching for light, happiness, and ways to coexist with the world. This film is directed by Lu Qingyi and is a documentary short with the same name as the musical "Next to Normal." By understanding the lives of patients with bipolar disorder and focusing on their efforts to restore their "normal" lives, the film listens to their different perspectives on life, exploring the unique strength within each patient's life.