Ms Beal says that she prefers paint in marker form, and goes to the hardware store to feed her habit. Every day she pries the cap off one paint marker and drinks the contents. “I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paints, both in quart or gallon form, and haven’t found any that satisfy my desire,” she explains. “But obviously, it’s got that very strong chemical taste, which is perfect to me.” ‘I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paints, both in quart or gallon form, and haven’t found any that satisfy my desire,’ she explains.
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Considered an inhalant, paint acts as a suppressant when consumed orally. But obviously, it’s got that very strong chemical taste, which is perfect to me,” the mother of two told TLC. Heather Beal told TLC’s My Strange Addiction that she had been drinking paint for nearly three years. ‘That alone would compel me to quit immediately,’ the doctor encourages. Finally, after seeing a doctor as part of the programme, she’s encouraged to stop the habit.
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‘I drink paint from markers because I Women and Alcoholism have looked for other paint both in quart or gallon form, and I haven’t found one that satisfies my desire,’ she explained. ‘I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paint both in quart or gallon form, and I haven’t found one that satisfies my desire,’ she explains. “As it’s going down your throat it feels very nice and warm, almost like a thicker version of warm milk,’ she says. A 43-year-old woman has revealed her secret compulsion to drink paint on the season premiere of TLC’s My Strange Addiction.
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- “As it’s going down your throat it feels very nice and warm, almost like a thicker version of warm milk,’ she says.
- Heather then reveals how her addiction began three years ago, when she was grieving her mother’s death and found the smell of paint ‘enticing’.
- ‘I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paint both in quart or gallon form, and I haven’t found one that satisfies my desire,’ she explained.
- Heather Beal told TLC’s My Strange Addiction that she had been drinking paint for nearly three years.
A 43-year-old Alabama woman has spoken candidly about a secret addiction causing damage to her life and health. Later in the episode Ms Beal seems to get a wake-up call after she visits a doctor and learns that she has done damage to her kidneys. Heather Beal, an Alabama mother of two, admits that she has guzzled close to three gallons since she first started the practice three years ago. Heather is left shocked discovering she has ‘abnormal’ kidney function after the medical tests, before being warned of the other dangers from drinking paint, including death. Aware of the dangers of her addiction, Heather looks for ‘private places’ to drink paint, such as her car, to avoid being seen by her children. Heather, 43, explains her dangerous habit on wild reality programme My Strange Addiction, in which it is revealed that she drinks up to a gallon of paint every year.
- Later in the episode Ms Beal seems to get a wake-up call after she visits a doctor and learns that she has done damage to her kidneys.
- Aware of the dangers of her addiction, Heather looks for ‘private places’ to drink paint, such as her car, to avoid being seen by her children.
- Heather is left shocked discovering she has ‘abnormal’ kidney function after the medical tests, before being warned of the other dangers from drinking paint, including death.
- A 43-year-old woman has revealed her secret compulsion to drink paint on the season premiere of TLC’s My Strange Addiction.
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- According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, users of inhalants may lose the ability to walk, talk or think.
- Every day she pries the cap off one paint marker and drinks the contents.
- She adds that she has tried to quit in the past, but has never been able to as it’s been ‘difficult’.
- ‘That alone would compel me to quit immediately,’ the doctor encourages.
- The clip goes on to show Heather baffling a shopkeeper as she tests the paint in front of him by tasting it, while elsewhere she opens up about her addiction to a close friend.
- A 43-year-old Alabama woman has spoken candidly about a secret addiction causing damage to her life and health.
She also said she prefers the paint in marker form, and visits the hardware store regularly to stock-up. Other noticeable signs in people using inhalants include nosebleeds, runny nose, reddened eyes – and sudden violent behavior may result because of the effect inhalants have on the brain. The TLC programme reassures viewers that Heather has quit drinking paint since filming, and thankfully, her kidney function has ‘returned to normal’. Despite the so-called perfection of her addiction, Heather’s eye twitches as she downs a shot of white paint in front of the camera. Beale is believed to have kicked her paint habit after a visit to the doctor revealed she was suffering from liver damage.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, users of inhalants may lose the ability to walk, talk or think. She adds that she has tried to quit in the past, but has never been able to as it’s been ‘difficult’.
Her bizarre habit began after her mother died, though no one has seen her drink paint – especially not her children
She says that her bizarre habit began after her mother died, and that until now no one has seen her drink paint – especially not her children. The TLC show goes on to reveal that since the beginning of her addiction, Heather has drunk three gallons of paint, in the form of markers, which she goes through daily. Other noticeable signs in people using inhalants include nosebleeds, runny nose, reddened eyes – and sudden violent behavior may result because of the effect inhalants have on the brain. My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010. These range from eating specific non-food items to ritualistic daily activities to bizarre personal fixations or beliefs.
She’s consumed close to three gallons of paint since she first started the practice. Heather is 43 years old, a mother of two young children and a paint drinker. Her unappetizing habit is the subject of the season premiere of “My Strange Addiction.”
- Beal’s bizarre eating habit began after her mother passed away, though no one has ever seen her consumer the toxic substance.
- The TLC programme reassures viewers that Heather has quit drinking paint since filming, and thankfully, her kidney function has ‘returned to normal’.
- “But obviously, it’s got that very strong chemical taste, which is perfect to me.”
- In another scene, her eye twitches as she downs a shot of white paint in front of the camera.
- Heather Beal, an Alabama mother of two, admits that she has guzzled close to three gallons since she first started the practice three years ago.
- “I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paints, both in quart or gallon form, and haven’t found any that satisfy my desire,” she explains.
The clip goes on to show Heather baffling a shopkeeper as she tests the paint in front of him by tasting it, while elsewhere she opens up about her addiction to a close friend. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and to receive email from the Fandango Media Brands. After someone asked her what she would feel like if one of her kids drank paint, she vowed to kick the habit – and in a recent interview with TLC insisted that she has stayed clean.