Inhalant problem... please help!?

I've got an embarrassing problem where I use pretty much anything I can to get high. I'll use Lysol, white-out, spraypaint, glue, sharpies, and the aerosol from the whipped-cream can. I've tried to stop, but the problem is, it's too late. I'm already addicted. I know inhalants are very dangerous and I want to stop, but I just can't. I don't want to talk to my parents about this. I think I've made them go through enough. I'm so scared that I'll just drop dead one day if I keep doing this. I've already gotten respiratory problems. Please, please help. I'll use any sane idea you throw at me.

oh yeah, I'm 13

Get help before it gets any worse than it is. For me, my addictions started out with inhalants, too. Then came pot and alcohol, and soon after that cocaine, x, oxycontin, etc. It became living hell. Now I am in a twelve step program (for 2 years now) and I am staying clean and sober one day at a time.

You should talk to your parents, even if you feel like "you've made them go through enough" If they're like my parents, they may be angry and hurt, even scared at first, but they LOVE you and are there for you. Please don't be afraid to talk to them. If it would help, talk to a school counselor and see if they could get together with you and your parents, to help you explain your problem. Or maybe you have other adults you trust and could ask to do this.

If you feel you can't stop on your own, you may need treatment at a hospital/rehabilition center, or counseling at the least.

Until you're ready to talk to your parents, try these things when you want to use.

1. Journal
2. take a shower/bath
3. take a walk
4. scream into a pillow
5. talk to a friend
6. read a book
7 let yourself cry

These may sound silly, but they worked for me when I was first getting sober.
Good luck and God Bless.

My email is kmacleod1987@yahoo.com.
feel free to e-mail me.

please talk to your parents or doctor, that is a sane idea, they will suggest you go to rehab and then you can get off of these dangerous substances. Maybe you'll even meet lindsay lohan there (she goes to the twin towers clinic)

Imagine what you'll put them through when you drop dead. Tell your parents so they can get you help. It's your only and sane option.

i think you should sit and talk with your parents and seek out treatment. if you've honestly tried your best to stay away from getting high and can't do it on your own, you need help. it's a lot better for your parents to be stressed about you getting treatment than them grieving over losing you to this addiction.

You do NEED to talk to your parents ... believe me, you going to them to ask them for 'help' so you can 'get over this addiction' will be the BEST THING THEY'LL EVER HEAR. You need to be send to a good 'rehabilitation camp' where you won't have 'access' to your 'array of inhalants' ... and then you will be given the 'proper monitoring' and good medical care so you CAN 'kick this habit.' YOU ARE WORTH IT! You came here on Y!A to find 'the right answer' and for you that is TALK TO YOUR PARENTS and go to a good 'rehab' for PROPER HELP.

dude how old are u?well that's really sad sorry tell your parents about it i told mine about it to!and throw all those away glue,cream,and what not....please u need serious help....um um mm who was it oh ya my SISTER DIED FROM DOING GLUE i am seriously crying right now!for u please don't do this anything u need therapist or talk it out with your hero!please don't do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talk to your parents or your friends parents. I know someone who died the night after he did this.

You really need to tell your parents about this and immediately. You have "not put them through too much" as you say. Dying would be too much for them and if you continue that could be a result. They are not just dangerous but can be fatal. I am not trying to scare you but I had a friend die from this in High School. Please tell them A.S.A.P. They will be glad that you came to them and are asking for help instead of continuing to harm your body. You need support while getting help through this as any addiction. After intensive inpatient treatment, they along with friends you trust and are good influences will be there for you and help you more than anyone. I hope you get the help you need and wish you the best~ You are worth it !!

I used to have a problem with huffing canned air for blowing out computers as well as butane for filling lighters....so I know what i am talking about when I say GET HELP talk to your parents you may think you will put them through too much by talking to them but just think how much you will put them through if you were to die and they have to bury you! I can tell that you are ready to stop doing it just from reading your question...

The way I did it was to just stop... i realized that one day I would die and that scared me so bad and I did not want to hurt my parents that way so I threw out all the stuff i had and vowed never to do it again! Just like any addition it is very hard to stop and at the beginning you wont think you can do it but let me tell you YOU CAN

YOU CAN
YOU CAN
YOU CAN
YOU WILL
YOU WILL
YOU WILL

I wish I could be there to hold your hand in the rough times but just keep telling yourself
I CAN AND I WILL STOP

If you cant talk to your parents then try talking to someone else that is close to you, A friend or a relative or even a counselor

I wish you the best of luck and
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

You must seek help NOW!. If you cannot talk to you parents find a trusted person, maybe a teacher or a friend's parent but you have got to find help ASAP.

imagine life without the ability to think, have coordination, have a personality, a sex life, pleasure....stay the @#@$ away from inhalants. The only drugs that are ok to do are small amounts of alcohol, safe amounts of natural psychedelics and weed. Switch addictions if you really need to!!!

if you try to inhale something just hold a lighter up to it before you spray, that will end your addiction real fast.