My Strange Addiction

Name: My Strange Addiction
Genre: Documentary, Reality
Rating: 7.7

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Genres: Documentary

First Aired: 2010-05-05Length: 30 MinStatus: Continuing

Some people turn to chocolate when stressed, others will indulge with a little retail therapy and maybe schedule a massage, but the individuals featured on My Strange Addiction resort to extreme and unusual things in an effort to emotionally regulate themselves. Some of the strange addictions explored in each episode are everything from an obsession with a blow dryer, to another eating toilet paper, to spending time with a silicone person, to eating detergent, to extreme body building, and to thumb sucking. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 7 (show/hide)
8	AI Boyfriend, Sucking Thumbs	2026-02-25
Sarah has been in a relationship with her AI boyfriend, Sinclair, for the past two years; 35-year-old Tajah has a lifelong thumb-sucking habit that has caused skin damage and derailed her dating life.
7	Snorting Cleaner, Eat Butter	2026-02-18
Abigail has been eating wet cat food every day for 20 years. Tierra snorts powdered cleaning products in secret, facing life-threatening risks if she continues. James' entire diet is made up of almost nothing but butter.
6	Sniffing Underwear, Kangaroo Mom, 100 Cups of Coffee A Day	2026-02-11
Anissa can't stop sniffing her father's underwear. Marsha lets real kangaroos take over her home and life. Drinking 100 cups of coffee every day takes its toll on Angela.
5	Sponge Snacks, Eats Toenails, Extreme Sunbathing	2026-02-04
Ron has battled an addiction to eating sponges and furniture foam since childhood. Janet's toenail habit hits a crisis as her supply runs out. Tarah's boyfriend doesn't approve of her tanning where the sun does shine.
4	Hot Glue Eater, Cardboard Consumption, Breastfeeding	2026-01-28
Jayden's crafting hobby turns dangerous as she eats over 150 glue sticks a week. Terry has been hiding a lifelong cardboard-eating habit from his family. Charlotte has breastfed her kids for over seven years and has no plans to stop.
3	Vabbing, Snakes, Grass Eater	2026-01-21
Cassy applies an unusual fluid to her body up to 50 times a day in hopes of attracting a mate. Socratis has over 100 snakes at home despite his mother's extreme fear of them. Kaylyn copes with a devastating loss by eating grass.
2	Eats Bugs, Extreme Skin Care, Eats Makeup	2026-01-14
Carlos insists that his addiction to eating live bugs is harmless, and Brandy can't go more than twelve hours without her husband's "product."
1	Raw Meat,Snorting Food, Being Huge	2026-01-07
Wendy eats up to two pounds of raw meat a day, causing concern with her fiancé's family. Kathryn confesses her food snorting addiction. Craig's bodybuilding obsession is harming his body.

Season 6 (show/hide)
6	Grandma Lover; Addicted to Being Madonna	2015-01-28
My Strange Addiction profiles addicts including Kyle, 31, who exclusively dates women over the age of 65 and Adam who is intent upon becoming Madonna.
5	Addicted to Psychics; Addicted to Body Casting	2015-01-21
This episode of My Strange Addiction profiles Kevin who constantly covers his body in plaster casts even though he is not injured and Melissa who is incapable of making a decision without consulting a psychic.
4	Addicted to Air Freshner; Long Neck Women	2015-01-21
Profiled addicts include: Evelyn, who drinks air freshener every day, and Sydney, who is obsessed with having the world's longest neck.
3	Addicted to Being Pamela Anderson	2015-01-14
Carolyn Anderson, a 29-year-old women from the UK, is addicted to transforming herself into Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson.
2	Eats Bricks; Married to a Carnival Ride	2015-01-14
A woman loves a carnival ride; a woman has been eating bricks for a dozen years.
1	Men in Doll Suits	2015-01-07
Men who get dolled up in secret are stepping out in public for the first time at rubber doll rendezvous. This is an insider's look into the world of female maskers: men who dress in rubber suits and masks to look like life-sized, shapely female dolls.

Season 5 (show/hide)
7	Justin Bieber Look-Alike / Make-Up Eater	2014-01-29
This episode profiles Toby, 33, who has spent $100,000 in surgeries to look like Justin Bieber and Britonni, 22, who is addicted to eating makeup every day.
6	Addicted to Dolls; Eats Plastic Bags	2014-01-22
Eating plastic newspaper bags is a 23-year-old man's habit; a doll is a 48-year-old woman's best friend.
5	Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches	2014-01-15
Profiled addicts include a 22-year-old woman who is addicted to chewing on urine-soaked diapers and a 50-year-old man who uses leeches up to 40 times a year.
4	Proud to Be Plastic	2014-01-08
"My Strange Addiction" tells the stories of people who can't kick their unusual addictions. Lacey, a 44-year-old mother of six has had at least 30 plastic surgery procedures and spent more than $250,000 building the most extreme body in the world.
3	Identical Twin Obsession; Eats Mattresses	2014-01-01
Forty-four-year-old twins do everything they can to remain indentical; a 26-year-old woman has been eating mattresses for more than 20 years.
2	Pony Play; Addicted to Drinking Paint	2014-01-01
The fifth season begins with a woman who drinks paint; and another involved in a form of costumed role-play called pony play.
1	I'm a Living Doll	2014-01-01
Meet Justin, Venus, and Emily - three unconventional individuals who willingly take extreme physical and psychological measures, despite whatever criticism they may face, to look and live their lives as full time human dolls.

Season 4 (show/hide)
8	Blood Drinker	2013-03-20
Michelle has been addicted to drinking blood for 15 years, both human and pig blood.
7	In Love with Balloons; Face Mask Eater	2013-03-13
Julius has been sexually attracted to balloons for decades and keeps more than 50,000 in his home at all times. Natasha eats entire jars of clay face masks every day.
6	Vapor Rub; Eats Tires	2013-03-06
Man has uncontrollable urges of eating tires and finds himself running after cars and munching on said tires. He is often found late in parking lots devouring peoples precious tires. Michellin are is favourite. He says they are scrumptious. Girl uses vapor rub as lubricant causing burning sensations and painful urination. However, on the positive side, her privates have remained cold free since 1993.
5	The Lamb; Eats Deodorant	2013-02-27
A man pleads with his 19-year-old girlfriend to kick her two-year habit of eating more than a dozen sticks of deodorant per month; a 27-year-old woman can't live without a stuffed animal.
4	Loves Baby Wipes; Eats Sand	2013-02-20
43-year-old Riah has been addicted to baby wipes since she was 15 and goes through up to 500 every day. She's so hooked she even uses wipes in place of showering. Meanwhille, 19-year-old Brea has been addicted to eating sand for the past five years.
3	Extreme Hair; Addicted to Bee Stings	2013-02-20
47-year-old Asha hasn't cut her 21-foot long hair in nearly a quarter century and spends up to six hours a day grooming her ten-pound locks. Meanwhile, 53-year old Margaret has stung herself over 50,000 times with bees.
2	Addicted to Inflatables; Butt Injection Addict	2013-02-13
For the last six years, 20-year-old Mark has been addicted to his 15 inflatable pool toys as he eats with them, sleeps with them and even bathes them; Karmello has been getting black market butt injections for the last three years.
1	Addicted to Coffee Enemas; Licks Cats	2013-02-13
Trina and her husband Mike have done nearly 7,000 coffee enemas over the last two and a half years; Lisa has been addicted to licking her cat and eating clumps of hair for three years.

Season 3 (show/hide)
8	Urine Drinker	2012-03-18
Carrie, a 53-year old woman who does a lot more with her urine than flush it down the toilet. She drinks it, bathes in it, brushes her teeth with it and even rinses out her eyes with it.
7	Drinks Gasoline; Smelling Her Doll Head	2012-03-11
A woman who drinks gasoline by the teaspoon; a woman obsessed with smelling a doll's head.
6	Smells Pine Cleaner; Roadkill Addict	2012-03-04
A man picks up dead animals on the road; a woman feels the need to smell pine-oil cleaner every 15 minutes.
5	Eats Dirt; Extreme Toenails	2012-03-04
A woman who has eaten dirt every day for 30 years; a woman who is obsessed with growing her toenails.
4	Drinks Nail Polish; Ear Digger	2012-02-19
A woman’s family is worried about her five-year habit of drinking nail polish; a woman is obsessed with cleaning her ears.
3	Addicted to My Breasts; Tape Eater	2012-02-19
Profiling a woman who has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on breast augmentation, even though the implants have caused an infection; and a woman who can’t stop eating adhesive tape.
2	Eats Cat Food; Smells Mothballs	2012-02-12
A woman eats hundreds of cat treats and wet food every day; a woman who has been smelling mothballs for 15 years stores them all over her house and in her purse.
1	Dating My Car; Baby Powder Addiction	2012-02-12
Season 3 begins with a man who shows his love for his car by buying it gifts and taking it out on dates; and a 28-year-old who has been sniffing baby powder for 16 years.

Season 2 (show/hide)
8	Eating Plastic; Bathing in Bleach	2011-08-07
18-year-old Kailyn has eaten plastic every day for more eleven years – remote controls, CD cases, forks and water bottles are some of her favorites. She eats up to 15 pieces of plastic a day and even chooses plastic over food. 28-year-old Gloria has taken her addiction to bleach to the extreme – she bathes in it daily, pours it on her hand to smell while she’s out and will even tear into bottles at the store so she can get a quick fix.
7	Carrying My Husband's Urn	2011-08-07
26-year-old Casie has been so devastated by the sudden loss of her husband, Shawn, that she brings his urn with her wherever she goes. Her family is worried about her well-being, but does not know that Casie has taken her addiction to a shocking new extreme.
6	Eating Rocks; Carrying Pillows	2011-07-31
44-year-old Teresa has been eating rocks for more than 20 years. She drives up to an hour away from her Virginia home to gather the stones she finds most appetizing. Tamara is a 33-year-old personal trainer whose been carrying around her childhood pillow for over 25 years. Tamara takes her pillow everywhere – to work, to the mall, on long walks – and considers it her best friend.
5	Cycling; Taxidermy	2011-07-31
55-year-old Tom has been addicted to cycling for more than 25 years. He peddles at least 6 hours a day, seven days a week. He rides his bike at home, outside and even in his office as he works. Divya is an attractive 28-year-old with a very unattractive addiction to taxidermy. She spends her days and nights searching for animals on the side of the road and even keeps a freezer full of dead mice – despite the risk of disease.
4	Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears	2011-07-24
For the past 30 years, 44-year-old Theresa has been sniffing gasoline out of a water bottle. Her addiction has gotten so bad that she can’t go more than ten minutes without a sniff. 26-year-old Krista is a loving and caring mother… to her 12 teddy bears. Krista tends to her troop of teddy bears as any mother would: dressing them, caring for them and putting them to bed every day.
3	Adult Baby; Eating Dryer Sheets	2011-07-24
25-year-old Riley lives her life as an adult baby and refuses to grow up. She sleeps in a crib, drinks out of a bottle and even wears diapers 24 hours a day. 35-year-old Charmissa has been addicted to chewing dryer sheets for four years. She wraps them up in toilet paper and tears off a piece when she has a craving. Chewing on them helps to calm her nerves, but the chemicals in the dryer sheets can cause cancer.
2	Pulling Hair Out of Drains; Eating Drywall	2011-07-17
28-year-old Evan has hidden a strange addiction from almost everyone he know, pulling hair from shower drains. In social situations, he heads straight to the bathroom and compulsively pulls hair out of the homeowner’s shower drain. For the past seven years, 26-year-old Nicole has been eating the drywall. She craves the taste and will eat up to three square feet of drywall every week.
1	Growing Fingernails; Hairless Rats	2011-07-17
48-year-old Jazz has been growing her fingernails for the past 22 years. Even though her extreme fingernails make life tough, Jazz refuses to cut her nails. 56-year-old Theresa is addicted to her 52 hairless rats. Instead of working, she spends her day feeding, cleaning and caring for her strange obsession.

Season 1 (show/hide)
12	Laxatives; Pottery & Ashes	2011-02-16
At fifteen, Kimberly started using laxatives to lose weight and is now addicted to them; Bianca craves pottery and ashes.
11	Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death	2011-02-09
Maureen is obsessed with her make-up; Barbara prefers the company of those who have passed on.
10	Eats Glass; Bleaches Skin	2011-02-09
Over the past four years, Josh has consumed more than 100 glasses and 250 light bulbs. As if ingesting glass wasn't dangerous enough, Josh also swallows live bullets. Candice struggles with her addiction to skin bleach to lighten her skin. Discrimination at school and teasing from friends has her convinced she is ugly.
9	Can't Stop Cleaning; Love Rocks	2011-02-02
Cyntrelle spends up to eight hours everyday cleaning her home; Belinda excessively collects rocks.
8	Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs	2011-01-26
A man treats his life-size doll like a wife; a woman spends hours a day picking scabs on her body.
7	Eats Couch Cushion; Furry	2011-01-19
A woman insists on wearing her fur suit everywhere she goes; another woman has been eating couch cushions for 20 years.
6	Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic	2011-01-12
A shoe addict owns over 200 pairs and refers to them as her "babies." Also: a woman who with a hair-pulling problem is profiled.
5	Eats Detergent; Strongman	2011-01-12
A teen who eats detergent up to seven times a day is profiled. Also: A man is obsessed with training for strongman competitions.
4	Ventriloquism; Cats	2011-01-05
When April's fiance gave her the ultimatum "it's me or the puppets" - April chose the puppets. Not only do the puppets go everywhere she goes, she practices with them 12 hours a day. Debbie is severely allergic to cats, but has over twenty of them. Despite the health problems they cause and the isolation that comes along with being the "crazy cat lady," Debbie continues to choose the cats over herself since her husband's death.
3	Eating Cleanser; Tanning	2011-01-05
Crystal has been eating household cleanser everyday since she was twelve. Her shame, embarrassment and concern for her health have caused her to keep this a secret. 20-year-old Samantha tans up to three times a day in tanning beds, in addition to tanning outdoors slathered in vegetable oil.
2	Extreme Bodybuilding; Thumb Sucking	2010-12-29
Lauren used to be addicted to drugs and alcohol, now she's addicted to extreme bodybuilding. She works out up to six hours a day, six days a week. 24-year-old Rhonda can't stop sucking her thumb while sniffing a scrap of her childhood blanket. The safety and comfort the thumb sucking gave her during her parents divorce, has now become an isolating social behavior she can't let go.
1	Sleeping with Blow Dryer; Eating Toilet Paper	2010-12-29
Thirty-one-year old Lori has been addicted to sleeping with her blow dryer since she was eight years old. Although she finds the heat and sound comforting, Lori risks the chance of burning her skin severely or worse, starting an electrical fire. Kesha has admitted to eating half a roll of toilet paper everyday. Whether in the car, at the movies, or in a restaurant, Kesha seizes every opportunity to give into her addiction.

Season 0 (show/hide)
7	Justin Bieber Look-a-like; Makeup Eater	2014-01-29
A 33-year-old man spends thousands of dollars on cosmetic surgery to look like singer Justin Bieber; a 22-year-old woman can't stop eating makeup.
6	S02 Special
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5	Runner, Clalk, Tanning, Shopping
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4	Top 10 Most Shocking	2015-02-04
In this special episode of My Strange Addiction, we count down the ten most shocking addictions ever featured on the series and provide updates.
3	I'm a Living Doll	2014-01-01
In I'm a Living Doll, meet Justin, Venus and Emily: three individuals who go to extreme physical and behavioral efforts to live as dolls.
2	Still Addicted?	2011-06-12
A revisit to six addicts whose stories shocked the world shows that some have transformed their lives but others have become more compulsive.
1	Pilot	2010-05-05
Viewers are provided with a look into the minds of the psychologically imbalanced through the personal testimonies of three people: one who is addicted to the taste of chalk, another who is obsessed with running, and a third who shops compulsively.

(Source: thetvdb.com)

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