moth balls

[moth]

i am addicted to moth balls. and i dont know what to do to stop. i have been at it since i was 16 and it has gotten alot worse. no one knows and i dont know who to talk too. PLEASE HELP ME

[IBKleen]

Hi!

You do know how dangerous that is, especially if you are snorting them???

I hope you post again and talk here. there are some good people here that can help you with addiction.

Take care.

[AlessandrasMom]

Hi,
I've never ever heard of this before.  What do moth balls do for you, get you high?  Do you eat them, snorth them?

[imanaddict]

HUH?? I have also never heard of this. What do you do with them?

[IBKleen]

It is NOT a joke. It is very serious. They are either snorted or chewed.

[Magpie70]

Yes, I see that.  Yikes.

Moth, contact someone for help.  Go to an NA meeting.  Or a rehab center.  You found us, so I know you can find those resources.  Are you in an urban area?

[imanaddict]

Holy Moly!!! This is NO JOKE!!! Get help NOW before you accidentally kill yourself!

[moth]

thank you. i have realised a while ago. i suffer from bad anemia, i cant go on a 5 min walk without passsing out.
honestly this all sounds so stupid. but i also cannot afford to go to a rehab, and i wouldnt know where to find one.
i was hoping to do something on my own and i dont think i can that is why i finally reached out.
i started by snorting pretty much like that article. but now i chew them and eat them.
thankyou.
i will find out about rehabs in my area. I am in South Africa.
Oh and  i wouldnt post on here if it were a joke.
thankyou all

[Lotsatrout]

Is there a moth ball rehab?  I have absolutely no advice I can contribute to this problem.  In fact, I have to be honest and tell you that my lower jaw is still on the ground.  Best wishes!

Trout

[IBKleen]

You don't need a "moth ball rehab". An addiction is an addiction, no matter of your DOC.

I don't know how it works where you live, but here in the states, they have
indigent" programs for those who cannot afford the treatment. Perhaps you could look into that?

I wish you luck. This is serious and hope you find the help you need. I also hope that we will see you here again.

[flmagi]

HOLY  ****!!!  I can't even imagine!  That has got to be some serious, serious bad news. OH MY GOD!  Do what ever you have to, to stop that.  This is so out there,  I need time to absorb this post. Please keep in touch with us.
PLEASE stop somehow. I'm just freaking on this one.

[anotherfinemess]

One of the next fads coming over from across the pond is sniffing and even eating mothballs. In France, eating mothballs is the new rage, resulting in hospitalization in some cases. The only active chemical in the moth balls, PDB (paradichlorobenzene), produces a high, and also damage to internal organs. PDB is also found in insect repellants, air fresheners, toilet-bowl and diaper-pail deodorizers, and fungicides.

[avisg]

thank you,,,we really did not know much about it at alll.....

[moth]

hello, i dont know where else to turn too right now. i told my best friend thinking i could get some support as it has been difficult the last 2 weeks. and she wont talk to me at all. i have started again.
i feel so alone and so depressed. nothing matters at all.
how do you guys do it? Any advice right now would be so great?  and i was thinking of telling my boyfriend but now i am too scared.

[uvlvrebel]

"how do you guys do it?"  Honestly, one day at a time.  and when that is too much, one moment at a time...  It is almost 2am in idaho, and right this moment I am living one post at a time.  I found something I like to do, it keeps my mind off my OWN hell and allows me the freedom to do something that i love (writing).  I am sorry that you relapsed.  Have you done research into the withdrawal effects of mothballs?  One post I recall stated "knowledge is power" . How true... the more I am learning about my addction, the less I wantto ever pick-up a pill again and the more anxious i am for the w/d's to stop!  The more i read and saw pics on the net about people who died as a result of the same kind of addiction I have the more it "hit" home.  PDB is a very strong and deadly thing.  Don't let it win.  It is simply an evil drug- they all are: simply evil.  glad you are back.

[tiny154]

hi moth i know you are having trouble and it ***** to loose your best friend but one day at a time and its ok to cry there are other ways to handle your problems thers no need to rely on addiction you should try writing letters poetry and stories its fun and itll distract you BEST WISHES

-TINY

[j34]

Yes addiction is a lonely place but the good news is you are reaching out for help GREAT JOB.!!!!! Okay.. breath deep.... and get ready to stop just for today k?? Break it down into minutes if you need too jump on the computer or read a book or write what you are feeling they are feelings but you can get thought them,,I found to get off my drug of choice that i had to change my routine and habits,For instance if you feel like using and it is after dinnertime change your dinner time,You get the picture? So you are going to retrain your brain to new good habits!!!>

You can do this! I know from experience cause I have done it. You are worth it and I am here for support for you okay. All the best to you and remember God doesn't make junk.

[outotown]

i have tried just about any drug there is and tried huffing just bout everything but never heard of eating moyh balls, i got a bad joke about this but this is not the place so i will bite my tounge!!

[Totsie59]

OMG! I have heard of mothballs being very harmful if breathed for long periods of time. There are warnings on the box. I never knew they were used to get high..PLEASE seek help. God Bless You..

[grievingwidow]

The original post is over 2 years old, hopefully this person has gotten the help she needs, but in case he or she is still reading, I wish you well.

[mothlex]

I can completely relate...I'm a 24 year old mother of 2 and I have the same addiction...It began when I was pregnant with my youngest daughter (who is now 2 years old). I liked the smell of mothballs, and then I noticed that I also likes the smell of toilet bowl deodorizer which I've learned that they both contain Paradichlorobenzene (PDB). I started off just sniffing them, then I've began chewing them up but not eating them. It's like I can't go into the grocery store without buying them. My mom notices how much I buy them, and she has suspicions of me using them....I don't know how to stop my addiction....

[kim715]

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[goldie226]

Moth balls boy oo boy...please who ever that has this addiction please stop NOW!!! i'm a young lady who would crush up mothball and put them in heater to get the full effect of the scent untill I notice it had became a part of my everyday life for about 4 years...I would literly have withdrawls if I missed a urge to sniff them till I started buying tiolet bowl deordorizers and grinding them together which used create this unbareable scent that I couldn't live without untill I notice I always felt tierd and I couldn't stand without having faint spells...Well with that that still couldn't stop me I continued to for fill my addiction and abuse the used of this drug until I started to lose the feelings in my hands and feet...I was being diagonsed with nerve diease which is cause from the posioning to my body from the moth balls...once I learned of that I quit that very sameday... I flushed all my moth balls and never stopped to buy a next page again... people with addiction don't know that harm that comes with this.. althought its a scent that we all love...u gotta ask yourself is it really worth it..oh yeah I forgot to mention after a while of smelling them they slowly shut down your system causing liver failure...it's been 5 months since I've touch a moth ball and I love myself and my life toooo much to turn back and abuse moth balls again...please get hel before it tooo late...MOTHBALLS DO KILL YOU!

[vonnie247]

Hi,

I also suffer from servere anemia and like you I sniff moth balls and toliet bowl deoderizers almost 24 hour a day. It is a horrible addiction and I also don't know where to turn for help. I also consume lots of ice and cornstarch. So much so, that I don't know when the last time I ate a good healthy meal

[Bad_Obsession]

Substance abuse is abuse.  An addiction is just that.  It doesn't matter what you are addicted to.  Any addiction can kill you.

Please get help with this.  People here can point you in the right direction, and medhelp can inform you, but you are going to have to take the steps to get help.  This will kill you if you aren't careful.