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My Strange Addiction - Season 7 - Episode 04: Hot Glue Eater, Cardboard Consumption, Breastfeeding
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00:06You
00:06That's beautiful. That's how I know it's ready. You cannot be serious. I've been having bad stomach aches where it
00:12hurts like down here
00:14It's going to stay in your body forever. You're not ever going to be able to digest it. I don't
00:19just poop it out like cold. No
00:22This is our warehousing area. These are all boxes ready to ship out. I feel like the cardboard king
00:30Do it affect how it tastes to a person?
00:33Charlotte and the kids have a bond that words really can't describe. There's cognitive benefits behavioral nutritional
00:42Do you have ideas about when you would like to stop at this point? No, I don't care about the
00:47opinions of others
01:14I'm really into arts and crafts basically anything our balls around me using hot glue. I
01:22Really love the scent of hot glue. It feels like it smells very warm to me. It smells homey
01:28And I do also like the texture of it
01:40It's like where some people they eat gum, but for me, it's the hot glue
01:47Craft and snack
01:49Get to have a treat while I'm working
01:52My name is Jayden. I'm a college student. I live in Antioch, Illinois, and I'm addicted to eating hot glue
01:57sticks
01:59I have my compartment for glue sticks, which is very convenient
02:04I eat hot glue sticks every single day. I eat it between meals as a snack when I want something
02:09to chew on
02:11I'll sometimes go with a fresh pack if I'm like feeling like I deserve a reward or something to me
02:15They taste different if they're fresh or old. I feel stimulated. I like the moving of my mouth, and I
02:21just feel satisfied
02:23I like the piece it gives me
02:25I'll chew it until it's soft and malleable enough and then from there. I like to fully swallow it
02:31It feels like a waste if I'm not finishing it whole. This is a really good brand
02:37I feel like I was gonna burp
02:39Okay
02:51My hot glue addiction actually started when I was three years old
02:55I started with eating plastics like bottle caps tupperware lids packaging on toys
03:02My mom thought it was like you know when you're younger you just chew on stuff
03:05But then as I got older I got into arts and crafts and I just really just got stuck on
03:11hot glue
03:16So you usually like do a few like light taps to see it. Okay. Yeah, it's coming out. That's beautiful.
03:21That's what I look for
03:22That's how I know it's ready. I'll just it's like I'm gonna make a line
03:27Go back
03:28Got another one. You know this isn't the worst thing you could be making a line of
03:34And then I like try to get it tacky with my hands by doing light taps
03:40Most people this would be really hot, but I'm used to it by now
03:43Oh, it's getting to the good consistency. I like
03:46And so I'll start scooping some you know like scraping it up
03:50It's a nice consistency and then from there. I just eat it
03:57Everyone has their weird things they do and eating hot glue is just mine
04:02Sometimes I like to get a little creative with it. I feel like those rope-shaped candies
04:07I don't get stomach aches too often thankfully even though I'm like really constipated
04:12But no one has really told me hey, that's weird or you need to stop
04:16Then I could just eat it
04:19It's a little hard sometimes, but
04:22But you get it. You get it sometimes
04:34My hot glue eating addiction isn't really a secret
04:37It's just if someone asks I would tell them but if someone doesn't ask I wouldn't tell them
04:46Oh
04:46Hi guys
04:48Hey jayden
04:48What are you guys studying and thank you for the drink?
04:51Yeah, no problem
04:52Uh problem solving and condition
04:54I'm doing business law
04:56Both of those sound really hard and I'm glad I'm not doing that
05:02You guys know if there's any outlets around here because I know you guys come here more than me. Oh,
05:05yeah, there's one right there
05:06My sister knows my mom knows my dad knows everyone who would like see me on a daily basis and
05:12watch me eat it
05:13They know but other people not so much
05:28Studying for college exams can be very stressful and you just need something to take the edge off a little
05:33bit
05:40What um what what is what is that for?
05:44You know people chew gum to like keep themselves stimulated or
05:49You're gonna chew on the hot glue
05:51Well now it's hot hot but
05:54Are you pranking us or?
05:57Oh, okay
05:59You cannot be serious
06:17My name is Terry. I am 39 years old
06:23I live in Memphis, Tennessee
06:40And I'm addicted to eating cardboard
06:55My addiction started when I was six years old. I picked some cardboard up and put it in my mouth
07:00and it tasted great
07:01And I just kept doing it ever since then
07:05In the morning, I start getting my butter ready for my eggs
07:13My special ingredient, they give it a um a flavor
07:16My flavor
07:17My cardboard
07:19I'm sprinkling some
07:20I usually try to make my breath so while people still sleep
07:26So they won't see me with my cardboard
07:30I live with my mom and my family don't know I'm addicted to eating cardboard
07:36I hide my addiction because I feel like nobody will accept me
07:52I do a lot of the unique things with cardboard
08:00This is a piece of cardboard
08:02I'm gonna have it about
08:06Three days
08:07I keep it in my closet for safekeeping
08:09I have to wash it and dry it if it's dusty
08:12And wet them
08:14Just like that
08:15It softens it up
08:17Then when it dries it be like a crackling taste
08:23It's like the cardboard is getting power
08:27I thought about quitting a couple of times
08:29But then I couldn't do anything
08:34I didn't have no power
08:37I compare eating cardboard to a spiritual awakening
08:41What kind of spiritual awakening?
08:44Of being cardboard king
08:50The man who controls all the cardboard in the universe
09:02I just keep my pizza that I've been working on
09:07In the car because I don't want to have it in the house
09:11My mom or someone would come and throw it away
09:15I'd be very upset
09:21Cardboard tastes like nothing else
09:23It's very delicious
09:25There's many different types of cardboard
09:28But my favorite type of cardboard is just a regular brown box
09:32Even though this cardboard has a lot of print on it
09:36I stay to the open side of the cardboard
09:41Even though I have to hide from my friends and family
09:45Cardboard never had any type of negative effect on my life
09:48I'm perfectly healthy
09:50I'm strong
09:51I just eat cardboard because it soothes me
09:54It comes to me now
09:55And I'm never going to stop eating it
10:03My daughter Rayseanna is seven
10:05And my son Malachi is four
10:07Can I ask you, Mom, a Malachi, please?
10:10Yes
10:11That seems a bit strange
10:13It's something that I do not see every day
10:15I'm having like pooping issues
10:17But that's like the only issue
10:18I'll tell the legend why
10:19You're not meant to eat plastic
10:21And when you ingest them, bad things happen
10:35I want a master
10:39My name is Charlotte
10:40I live in Flomath, Oregon
10:42And I have two children
10:44My daughter Rayseanna is seven
10:46And my son Malachi is four
10:48I make sure to give them love, compassion, caring
10:54And that's what every mom brings to their family
10:58Can I ask you, Mom, a Malachi, please?
11:05And I'm addicted to breastfeeding
11:12Typically, you see a mother breastfeeding a baby
11:16You know, an infant
11:17But, oh, that child is quite a bit older
11:21It seems a bit strange
11:23It's something that I do not see every day
11:30A typical reaction of my children's age
11:33Might just be a double take
11:34Because it's not common to see a child in that position
11:37That is as big as my kids are
11:40But if we're out and about
11:42And my kids are asking for a mama milk
11:43I do try to accommodate in the moment
11:49Some people may not appreciate what I'm doing
11:52And say, wow, they're too old for that
11:53Or you're going to turn your children into a serial killer
11:57Or something just absurd
11:59But I don't care about the opinions of others
12:02It's okay
12:03They just don't know what they don't know
12:23Currently, my kids breastfeed a couple times a day
12:26But also, I have pumped extra breast milk
12:29This is milk from probably a year and a half
12:33Two years old now
12:34And I'm really excited to have this
12:36Because it is liquid gold to me
12:38I kept breastfeeding when I learned about the benefits of it
12:49The hormone oxytocin is released
12:51And that's the love hormone
12:52And that just floods your body
12:53And it floods your brain
12:55And it's
12:55It is a euphoric feeling
12:57But also, it helps the health of my children immensely
13:02There's cognitive benefits
13:03There's emotional
13:05Behavioral
13:06Nutritional
13:07The list goes on
13:13I also use it when the children might have ear infections
13:16If there's a fever
13:17That's amazing
13:18I mean, they call it liquid gold for a reason
13:21I'm sorry, I got passionate
13:23You want some milk on your boo-boo?
13:25Yeah
13:26Okay
13:30I hope it feels better
13:32Thank you
13:33I usually have some extra milk that I had expressed or pumped
13:36That I could add to their eggs
13:38Or a smoothie
13:39And they wouldn't know what's in there
13:43I've offered to put breast milk in my husband's food
13:45And he is not interested in that
13:47And I 100% respect it
13:49However, just a little bit goes a long way
13:52I believe that breast milk is superior to other foods
13:56And it's just perfect
13:59When we print it out, sometimes the black comes through
14:02So you've got to make it like that
14:04And then you want the blue in the seat
14:07So I'm really blessed
14:08My husband, he's been really supportive
14:10Knowing breastfeeding is something that I feel passionate about
14:13And I, as a mother, can say that this is my motherly intuition
14:20I do think that Charlotte is closer to the kids
14:23They have a bond that has come from this breastfeeding
14:28That words really can't describe
14:32I didn't know that it was going to go on this long
14:34And so I like to think that I'm not very selfish
14:37But there are times where I'm human
14:41I want my time with my wife
14:43And sometimes that has been affected by breastfeeding
14:48We just try and juggle everything as we can
14:54There have been moments where we've had
14:56Some heated discussions around it
14:57Because it does take time away
14:59And it's against cultural norms
15:01It would be silly for me to say it isn't
15:04But goodness gracious, this is the best that we could give our babies
15:08How far would you go? Is there a cut off of you?
15:13The longer you breastfeed, the benefits increase
15:15So as long as they're still willing, then we'll keep going
15:19I do worry because I'm getting older
15:22You know, my milk supply is lessening
15:24But I'll seek out the help that I need
15:26To help support me through that
15:27Because for right now, there's nothing that would stop me
15:31From continuing to breastfeed my kids
15:48Are you pranking us?
15:50Or?
15:51Oh, okay
15:52You cannot be serious
15:54And it's just like gum
15:59Jaden
16:01Is this really glue?
16:03Is it like sugar?
16:05No
16:06In my opinion, everyone has their own weird traits
16:08There are people who are doing far worse things
16:10Like doing drugs
16:12I only eat hot glue
16:13And I think that's pretty safe in comparison
16:16Now if you guys want to try it
16:17I'm not going to try
16:18I would not like the forte
16:20Obviously hot glue is not something that you're supposed to be eating
16:24I mean, I just
16:26I've never seen her do it
16:28And I mean, it's ridiculous
16:34Oh, don't give me that lip
16:36You're not meant to eat plastic
16:38You're not meant to eat microplastics
16:39They're not meant to be in your body
16:41And when you ingest them
16:43Bad things happen
16:44Oh, this would be glorious
16:45All right, hang on
16:46I'm going to wrap that up
16:48Wait, it's almost there
16:49Disgusting
16:49Oh, whatever
16:51You guys seem a little judgy
16:53Really?
16:54You don't think eating that stick of glue is bad for you?
16:59I'm having like pooping issues, but
17:01Like constipation-wide
17:02But that's like the only issue
17:03I can't imagine why
17:07I don't see eating hot glue as a problem
17:09But I'm very constipated
17:12I have been since freshman year of high school
17:16The longest I went without having a bowel movement was over two weeks
17:20I tried a lot of laxatives
17:23And it eventually all came out
17:25So that's good
17:28Have you like told anybody about this or like your family?
17:31My mom knows, my sister knows
17:33They see me, I'm healthy, I'm fine
17:35So they don't really think it's an issue
17:37Only person who doesn't really know is my grandma
17:39Your grandma lives with you, right?
17:41Yeah, she just officially moved in with us like two weeks ago
17:44And you don't think she's going to find out?
17:48Not if I'm sneaky enough
17:51I think she deserves to know
17:53I just don't see how that could help her in any way
17:55That would only cause her to be worried
17:57I just don't see what good that would do
18:02If I told my grandma about my hot glue eating habits
18:05I do think she'd be very concerned
18:07And it just seems useless for her to have something to worry about
18:10Like why tell her if I'm not going to do anything about it?
18:16This piece of equipment here is our rotary die cutters
18:21This is a big process
18:22Yes, it is
18:23When I see this one's cardboard, it makes me want to taste it
18:32You don't swallow it, do you?
18:34I do swallow it
18:34Oh, I cannot believe this
18:50So today I'm going to the packaging store to check out some new boxes to see which ones I like
18:55best
18:56Usually I can find boxes for free, but sometimes I like to buy new ones
19:00Hey Terry
19:01Hello, Miss Tiffany
19:03How are you?
19:04All right
19:04Nice to meet you
19:05Welcome to NewTek
19:07So Terry, what are you looking for boxes for?
19:10For my construction business, we need boxes
19:13Well, that's great
19:13Well, you've definitely come to the right place then
19:16I like these right here
19:17Yeah
19:17Are you ready to take a tour?
19:19Yes
19:19All right, great
19:20Let's go
19:21All right
19:26Well, today I just wanted to show Terry how boxes are made
19:29Show them around our facility and see if he had any questions about the processes
19:35So this is our warehousing area
19:37So these are all boxes that are ready to ship out to our customers
19:42When I see this one's cardboard, it makes me want to taste it
19:48So this piece of equipment here is our rotary die
19:52This is a big process
19:53Yes, it is
19:55What do I do to scratch?
19:56We just bale them and recycle them
19:58Can I get a piece?
20:00Sure, yeah
20:04What's the cardboard made of?
20:06Paper
20:06It's just a thick paper
20:08Do it thick how it tastes to a person?
20:13It all seemed perfectly normal until he asked how the boxes tasted
20:19I don't think
20:21But I don't know
20:23It definitely took me by surprise
20:25A kind of red flag
20:27Obviously, I've never tried it, so I don't know how it tastes
20:30It's okay for me to walk around and have a little tour of my 7c
20:34The type of boxes I would like to take with me
20:36Absolutely
20:37Thank you
20:37All right, no problem
20:43It was my go-to when I was around 6, 7
20:46I started eating these and they're the best of me
20:50No, it's too dusty right there
20:52I don't like these boxes because too much dust
20:54And the dust makes it taste very, very strange
21:05When I saw Terry eat the boxes, it was a bit strange and a little troubling
21:11There's chemicals in the processes to make the boxes
21:13Not to mention when you ship it, like what sort of environmental factors could be contaminating it
21:21Hey, Terry, did you find anything you liked?
21:22Yes, ma'am
21:23Go ahead
21:24I've never eaten cardboard before but I do eat gluten-free bread and I think that really might be a
21:30good alternative for him
21:32Here's my business card so you can reach out and let me know how you want to move forward with
21:36more boxes
21:37Thank you so much
21:38I felt complete because I was around the things that I love to do
21:58What do you need me to do? Do you need some help with something over here or whatever?
22:02I'm good for now
22:03Try to get something started for dinner
22:07I've had a few close calls with my grandma in my hot glue eating addiction
22:11And I made a purpose not to tell her because she's very protective of me
22:15She always prays for me at night, which I appreciate
22:18Hey guys
22:19It was just talking about you
22:20How are you? Give me a hug
22:22I'm good, how about you?
22:24I'm good, sweetheart
22:27Trying to fix something to eat, girl, okay
22:29I love my grandma
22:32But now that my grandma is living with us it is harder to hide my hot glue eating addiction habits
22:37So I'm just scared that she just might think there's something like wrong wrong with me versus just a fun
22:42little thing I do
22:44You all right?
22:49I guess there's something I
22:53I should tell you both of you I don't I don't really want to tell you but I did talk
22:58to my friends and they've convinced me
23:02I've been having bad stomach aches recently
23:05Where does it hurt? Where does it hurt?
23:07Or it's like down here
23:09You know average constipation area
23:14You guys already look a little scared you guys scared
23:19Something that is going on that might be related
23:22I am addicted to eating hot glue sticks
23:34Girl, bye!
23:36Are you really?
23:37Are you really serious?
23:40I cannot believe this
23:42How long you been doing this?
23:43Really?
23:44I don't know since about 13
23:48I never would have thought in a million years that Jaden would be chewing on glue sticks
23:54Or that even it can be an addiction and for her to say she's been doing it since 13
24:02Shocking
24:04Is it because
24:06Some anxiety or something?
24:08Do you feel good after you eat it?
24:10Right
24:10Or chew it?
24:11For me it's more like like you know
24:13A snack?
24:14Yeah
24:15Oh my god
24:16It's unbelievable
24:17I'm sorry
24:18Yeah
24:18And then
24:20And you put it in your mouth and you just chew it
24:22Yep
24:31You don't swallow it do you?
24:33I do swallow it
24:33Oh
24:34You don't
24:34I do swallow it
24:35Shut up
24:36Girl that's why you have problems with your bowels seriously
24:39That could be it
24:40That's why
24:41Could be
24:42That could be it
24:43My auntie and my grandma are concerned that the hot glue eating addiction
24:47Is correlated to my constipation and bowel issues
24:50But
24:51That's not too serious
24:52Everyone's constipated sometimes
24:53So I'm not too worried
24:54Oh wow
24:56The other method is
24:58Unbelievable
24:58Do your mom know?
24:59My mom does know
25:01But I was just scared to tell you guys
25:03Cause I didn't want you guys to like
25:05You know just get too scared
25:06Or make me go to a doctor for this or
25:09Well you still going to the doctor
25:10Well we'll see
25:12I don't really think I have to go to the doctor for this
25:15But you've been doing this since you was 13
25:18Yeah exactly
25:19I've been doing this since 13
25:20You're 20 now
25:22And I'm still here
25:24I don't mean that
25:25I'm still in shape
25:25It may affect you later on Jayden
25:28Before I'm going to the doctor
25:29You're going to have to make me
25:30I don't want to believe
25:31I'm making a 20 year old do something
25:33But we're going
25:36My grandma's really concerned
25:38She's making me see a doctor
25:39She wants me to stop
25:40But I just don't see the point of stopping
25:43I look healthy
25:44I feel healthy
25:45And I don't care what the doctor says
25:46I don't plan on quitting eating hot glue
25:49Stop sticking that in your mouth
25:50Are you going to confiscate the glue gun from me too now?
25:54We're going to wrap this up
26:01Culturally we are not all that used to seeing people
26:06breastfeeding toddlers and beyond
26:08Breastfeeding is definitely about an attachment
26:10And that can be hard to break
26:13You think that's potato chips or something?
26:16What is this doing to your body?
26:18It's not hurting me
26:19This is not okay
26:20Look this is why
26:21You need some help
26:21See that's why we didn't work out
26:39This is a breast milk jewelry making kit
26:42I'm going to make a necklace with my breast milk
26:45A keepsake for many years to come
26:49I was not breastfed as a child
26:51I was formula fed
26:52My mom had me later in life
26:53But she struggled to breastfeed
26:55Like struggled big time
26:59This is my breast milk
27:01So I kind of feel like I'm doing something
27:03That she wished she could have done
27:04So it's kind of in a way
27:06Keeping her legacy going
27:09It's a privilege I think
27:10To be able to have breastfed this long
27:12Because a lot of moms wish they could
27:14And they couldn't
27:14And I am very proud of my body
27:17And the fact that God allowed me
27:20To continue as long as I have
27:22I know that I have to be very diligent
27:24About taking my vitamins
27:26And making sure I'm eating protein
27:28So I can make sure that the milk
27:30Is going to be pure and perfect
27:31And that's hard
27:32But we do hard things
27:35See how it turned out
27:37It's so pretty
27:39Just a real special thing
27:40To have a living piece of jewelry
27:43If I was told that I had to stop breastfeeding
27:45Oh man, that would be a hard pill to swallow
27:50I do worry about being able to keep up my milk supply
27:53And today I'm meeting with a lactation consultant
27:55To make sure I'm doing everything I can
27:57To keep myself going
27:59So I can continue to produce that liquid gold for my kids
28:04Welcome in
28:05Thank you
28:07Okay, tell me about your breastfeeding relationship with your kids
28:12Well, we are still breastfeeding
28:15We've been going strong now
28:16Gosh, nearly seven years total
28:19I've always been wanting to make sure I'm up on my iron
28:22And my ferritin levels
28:24Make sure that all those levels are good
28:26My dream was to be able to
28:29Sustain my own desire to breastfeed until they were ready to stop
28:34Or look into other ways to supplement myself
28:38Breastfeeding really is taxing both emotionally and physically
28:41Especially when you have an older child
28:44I know culturally we are not all that used to seeing people
28:49Breastfeeding toddlers and beyond
28:52It's not the norm to see somebody
28:55Feeding an older child or a toddler even
28:58But breastfeeding is definitely about an attachment
29:01And a connection with parent and child
29:03And that can be hard to break
29:05Do you feel like you and your husband are on the same page with it?
29:09Yeah, that ebbs and flows sometimes
29:10But right now, absolutely
29:12And it's been this way for a while
29:14Okay
29:14Do you have plans when you would like to stop?
29:17Or is there a stopping point that you have envisioned?
29:21Uh, at this point, no
29:23I don't think there's any harm in maybe nursing an eight-year-old or a nine-year-old
29:29I don't think anybody wants to imagine their children breastfeeding
29:35Into adulthood
29:36So at some point
29:40We know as parents there must be a stopping place
29:43And for children who don't want to stop breastfeeding
29:45They may just know this one way to soothe themselves
29:48And having more tools in order to cope makes for a more healthy individual as they grow up
29:55And what if it extended into, I mean, double digits
30:00Do you have any, I mean, is there any point at which you feel like it is to hold?
30:06I'll reassess as things happen, but I love that I can
30:09I don't have to make a decision now
30:11We can just see how it, how it goes
30:13And I have to have a hard stop
30:16The body does need energy as well as extra calories in a day to
30:20Be able to make the milk and still keep you healthy
30:24So continue to keep track on your own health and your own self-care
30:29To make sure that your body is getting what it needs so that it can provide for the others
30:34My dream is to let my kids wean on their own when they're ready
30:38I do know that that time is coming
30:41But as far as I am now, I don't have a plan to stop
30:46Can I place a mama milky bit?
30:53Can I place a mama milky bit?
30:54Can I place a mama milky bit?
31:16When I come to the training house, I usually cut the grass
31:19I trim the sidewalk
31:21Any things you need done, I'm there
31:24The only person who knows about me eating cardboard is my son's mom
31:30We was talking one day and I just stuck a piece of cardboard in my mouth
31:34Not thinking and she's like, what you doing?
31:39Then she found my whole mustache and she threw away the ones that I had in my car
31:48I'm just裝 so that she would have built in the house
31:49Since Trina knows I eat cardboard when I'm in the house working
31:51It's less crisp for me because I don't have to hide as much
31:57Oh, it's looking nice out here.
32:00I have some things for you to do in the house as well
32:03when you get done out here.
32:04It seems like you're almost done.
32:06Yeah.
32:07I need you to mount Terry's TV in his room on a wall.
32:11OK, OK.
32:17You think that's potato chips or something?
32:19Like, that's not food.
32:21It is for me.
32:25So you got one, two, three.
32:29This is not OK.
32:30Look, this is why.
32:31You need some help.
32:32You need help.
32:33See, that's why we didn't work out.
32:36I know Terry to be sneaky,
32:38but I'm concerned what it does to his body,
32:40how it affects his health.
32:42How can it be corrected?
32:43How soon can it be corrected?
32:46What is this doing to your body?
32:49It's not hurting me.
32:50It makes me physically stronger.
32:52This is not protein.
32:53It got to be.
32:55It's not bad for me.
32:56I'm perfectly fine.
32:56I'm healthy.
32:57No, that's why you be constipated.
33:02Oh, Trina.
33:05Being addicted to eating cardboard has affected my relationships.
33:08At one time, my girlfriend think I'm out with another woman,
33:12but I'm just in the park chilling eating cardboard.
33:16Who all knows about that?
33:18Your mom know?
33:20I don't want to tell nobody.
33:21Well, you need to tell everybody,
33:23because we all need to get you some help,
33:24because this is not right.
33:26Trina, I don't want to tell nobody.
33:27We all love you.
33:29We care about you.
33:30And we're here to support you.
33:32And if you do not tell your mother,
33:36I'm going to tell her.
33:39I don't really want to tell nobody
33:41that I'm just eating cardboard,
33:44because I'm afraid they're going to feel embarrassed about me.
33:47But Trina's starting to tell my family,
33:49I'm going to have to tell them before she does,
33:51because she's going to blow it all out of proportion.
33:55I'm going to tell them.
33:57You better hurry up and tell her.
33:58I'm a little no.
34:00Okay.
34:00Don't eat no more of this stuff while you over here.
34:03All this is going in the garbage.
34:06I've been wanting to tell you this for years.
34:09I'm addicted to eating cardboard.
34:11What?
34:12It was shocking.
34:14Jaden, what brings you in today?
34:15I have a hot glue eating addiction.
34:17Plastic is going to stay in your body forever.
34:19You're not ever going to be able to digest it.
34:34I'm tired of carrying around this secret,
34:36so I am going to tell my mom
34:38that I'm addicted to eating cardboard,
34:40because I'm ready to get it off my chest.
34:43You know what you like?
34:45Well, they ain't got what I like.
34:48Pinto beans, hog bone, ton of green beans.
34:51Oh, yams and all that kind of stuff.
34:53Soul food.
34:56I'm worried a little bit how my mom would feel,
34:59but I'll face the judgment.
35:04I have to tell you something.
35:06What, you been getting married?
35:08No.
35:12I've been wanting to tell you this for years,
35:19but I haven't, I couldn't get the courage to tell you.
35:26I'm addicted to eating cardboard.
35:32Addictive.
35:34Doing what?
35:36What'd you say?
35:38I'm addicted to eating cardboard.
35:41When did you start all this?
35:43I started around when I was six years old.
35:46I seen a piece of cardboard.
35:48I picked it up and sticked it in my mouth,
35:49and it was good to me.
35:51And it became a habit.
35:57I did not know that he was addicted to eating cardboard.
36:02It was shocking.
36:06I can cook eggs with it.
36:08I can make a piece of color with it.
36:10What?
36:10I can put it on pizza.
36:12Wait a minute.
36:13It's a lot of things I can do with it.
36:14But it has the good flavor.
36:16Flavor?
36:17What kind of flavor?
36:18You said flavor?
36:19It's a flavor I can't describe.
36:22That's why he didn't tell anybody.
36:24I was embarrassed of what somebody might say to me.
36:30I raised him up with love and understanding.
36:33I don't know.
36:34I guess he just didn't feel like he'd come to me and talk to me about it.
36:38Probably feel I would just not go off on him or something.
36:41No.
36:42But if he had come to me and talked to me about it,
36:44I would have been understanding with him about it
36:46and to see what could we do to solve the problem.
36:49Son, I don't know.
36:50I just, I don't know what to say.
36:54I am worried.
36:56Been going doing this so long,
36:58it's going to be a hard process to get him to stop.
37:03I love you, and I don't want to see nothing happen.
37:06I think by talking to the family about it,
37:09have a meeting, a family meeting, discuss all this.
37:14Yes, ma'am.
37:16And I think it's going to be hard to stop,
37:19but I'm willing to seek help.
37:24First step for me is winging myself off of four bags.
37:28I'm going to have to take it one day at a time.
37:56It's hot out.
37:58Yeah, it is.
38:00My grandma really wanted me to go see this doctor.
38:03She knew if I didn't drive here, then I wouldn't have even went.
38:07Hi.
38:07Hello.
38:08Hi.
38:09I scheduled an appointment for my granddaughter.
38:11Okay, hello, welcome.
38:12Hi.
38:13I'm nervous just because even though I feel fine,
38:16talking to everyone made me realize that there could be something
38:19that's building up that I don't know about.
38:22But I don't want to hear that.
38:23I can't imagine life without eating hot glue.
38:27It's just a thing I do every day.
38:29I don't think I could stop it.
38:31All right.
38:32So what brings you in today?
38:34So my grandma forced me here today because I have a hot glue eating addiction
38:39and she's concerned for what it's doing to me.
38:45She thinks it's affecting me.
38:46I don't think it's affecting me.
38:47But for her peace of mind, I'm here today just to make sure everything's fine.
38:50Okay.
38:51Well, Grandma, thank you for bringing her.
38:52I'm glad you brought her.
38:54You're welcome.
38:54And when did you start eating hot glue sticks?
38:57At around 13 years old.
38:59So it's been a while.
39:00So have you had any health problems?
39:03Constipation or diarrhea or stomach pain?
39:06I do have pretty bad constipation.
39:08The longest I went without pooping is over two weeks.
39:12Okay.
39:12So basically when you eat the glue stick or any type of plastic,
39:17stomach acid peels away the coating layer of the plastic,
39:21which releases a bunch of different chemicals.
39:24They are toxic.
39:26Every one of them is not meant for us to eat them.
39:28And those chemicals are going to cause you to develop fertility problems.
39:32It can cause stomach cancer.
39:34It can cause brain problems.
39:36But the plastic itself, it's going to stay in your body forever.
39:39You're not ever going to be able to digest it.
39:43I don't just poop it out like whole...
39:46No, you won't.
39:48Oh.
39:50That is eventually going to cause you to get a blockage in your colon.
39:54And about 50% of the people who have a blockage die
39:57because they don't get to the hospital fast enough.
40:02Yeah, that's pretty bad then.
40:04Yeah, it's pretty scary, isn't it?
40:07I know I always say if I feel good, then I'm good.
40:10But today the doctor told me that I do run a really bad risk
40:14of getting a bowel obstruction that could kill me.
40:17That was pretty jarring.
40:19Do you mind if I feel your belly?
40:21And you can just breathe normal.
40:23Does any of this hurt if I push on here for you?
40:25Oh, okay. What if I push in here?
40:27Okay, yeah, that hurts.
40:28Okay. What about over here?
40:30Nope.
40:30Okay.
40:31So this side is flatter.
40:33You probably notice it caves in a little bit.
40:34But this side of your abdomen is a lot firmer and a lot larger.
40:38So that tells me that what's going in the hot glue sticks
40:41is getting stuck in this part of the colon.
40:44So this area is already compromised.
40:46My guess is by feeling this, you're starting to develop a blockage here.
40:51Oh, yeah.
40:53Jaden is at a significant risk for permanent colon issues,
40:58a rupture which could cause her to die, and impending cancer.
41:03It's in my opinion that it's not if she develops cancer,
41:06it's when she's going to develop cancer because of the amount of chemicals
41:10that she's exposed herself to.
41:12At this point, the amount of glue sticks and plastics that you've been eating,
41:16you may still need a surgical procedure to remove them
41:19because of the amount of plastics that you've had consumed over your lifetime so far.
41:24So are you willing to take a step to try to not consume the plastics, to make a difference for
41:30that?
41:31Um, I...
41:34She's looking at me.
41:35I could try.
41:37Would it help if I just, like, lowered the intake?
41:39It would help immensely if you lowered the intake, but it's still not going to take away your risk.
41:44I am heavily considering stopping eating hot glue sticks
41:49just because I don't really want to die.
41:51And I'm really worried about my grandmother's reaction
41:54because for me to look over at her in the doctor's office,
41:57like, I know her face before she cries, she was looking like she was getting there.
41:59It's like I'm hurting her if I'm hurting myself.
42:02I think she got the point. I know I did.
42:05And I'm going to stay on top of her about this for sure.
42:18I think it's going to be hard just because I do it so habitually.
42:22I do it without thinking.
42:23I do it before I go to sleep.
42:24I do it when I wake up.
42:25But I have a lot I want to do.
42:27I want to become a psychologist.
42:30And I do want to have kids one day.
42:31And I can't really do that if I'm dead.
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