Next to Normal (The Musical)
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Musical - Broadway
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Natalie is the victim of severe emotional neglect, but she is never abandoned
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shark333
natalie appears to have been emotionally neglected throughout her childhood, as referenced in “superboy and the invisible girl” and “maybe (next to normal)”
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Parents are portrayed as neglectful of their daughter, which could be classified as emotional abuse, but it is implied to get better by the end of the show, with the mother stating that she will do better
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melonpasta
Natalie abuses drugs, and her boyfriend Henry uses them recreationally.
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melonpasta
there's a mention of running over a cat with a car.
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Diana is implied to have slit her wrists.
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melonpasta
Gabe, Diana and Dan's son, died in infancy.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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StarshipRanger
The son's (who died very young offstage) music box is destroyed rather violently by the father, but it is repaired by the end of the show
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No but the wife fancies her psychopharmacologist
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melonpasta
Diana frequently talks to "Gabe", her deceased son.
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melonpasta
needles may have been used to sedate Diana after her suicide attempt.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Yes and it is an integral part of the story
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melonpasta
...But it is attempted.
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Diana is implied to have slit her wrists
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melonpasta
Diana makes many sexual comments.
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It's bittersweet.
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