This Woman Is Addicted To Drinking Paint. The Way She Describes It Will Blow Your Mind.
A 43-year-old woman has revealed her secret compulsion to drink paint on the season premiere of TLC's My Strange Addiction.
By Sadho Ram — 03 Jan 2014, 05:11 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Heather is 43 years old, a mother of two young children and a paint drinker. YES! Her unappetizing habit is the subject of the season premiere of "My Strange Addiction."
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.
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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," Heather muses about her favorite non-beverage in a sneak peek TLC has shared exclusively with TODAY.
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'But obviously, it's got that very strong chemical taste, which is perfect to me.'
dailymail.co.ukHer bizarre habit began after her mother died, though no one has seen her drink paint - especially not her children
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.
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'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.
dailymail.co.ukDespite the so-called perfection of her addiction, Heather's eye twitches as she downs a shot of white paint in front of the camera
She estimates that she has consumed around three gallons of paint since her habit started three years ago
Image via dailymail.co.ukAccording to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, users of inhalants may lose the ability to walk, talk or think
Most inhalants depress the central nervous system in a similar way to alcohol, but inhalant abuse can also cause relaxation, euphoria, slurred speech, hallucinations, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
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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.
Ms Beal demonstrates how she is able to eat the residue on the surface of the paint marker
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.
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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.
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