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’.

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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.

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A single mum-of-two broke down in tears addressing her addiction to drinking paint, which she compares to ‘warm milk’. Beal’s bizarre eating habit began after her mother passed away, though no one has ever seen her consumer the toxic substance. In another scene, her eye twitches as she downs a shot of white paint in front of the camera. The TLC programme warns that the chemicals in paint can cause ‘immediate pulmonary bleeding, seizures and even death,’ and the fears of being a single mum leaves Heather tearing up. 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’.

The lady who liked to drink paint because it felt like “a thicker version of warm milk” on her throat.

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.

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 Women and Alcoholism 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.

• My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010.
• A 43-year-old woman has revealed her secret compulsion to drink paint on the season premiere of TLC’s My Strange Addiction.
• According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, users of inhalants may lose the ability to walk, talk or think.
• 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.
• ‘That alone would compel me to quit immediately,’ the doctor encourages.

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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.”