My Strange Addiction
My Strange Addiction
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My Strange Addiction

5.6 / 10
2010
7 seasons
58 episodes
Documentary

My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010. The series focuses on people with unusual compulsive behaviors. These range from eating specific non-food items to ritualistic daily activities to bizarre personal fixations or beliefs.

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Seasons

  • Eats Toilet Paper, Blow Dryer

    1.Eats Toilet Paper, Blow Dryer

    29-12-201022m

    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...

  • Thumb Sucker, Bodybuilder

    2.Thumb Sucker, Bodybuilder

    29-12-201022m

    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 su...

  • Ep 3

    3.Eats Cleanser, Tanner

    05-01-201122m

    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 Sa...

  • Ventriloquist, Cat Lady

    4.Ventriloquist, Cat Lady

    05-01-201122m

    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 da...

  • Ep 5

    5.Eats Detergent, Strongman

    12-01-201122m

    A teen who eats detergent up to seven times a day is profiled. Also: A man is obsessed with training for strongman competitions.

  • Ep 6

    6.Hair Puller, Shoe Fanatic

    12-01-201122m

    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.

  • Eats Couch Cushion, Furry

    7.Eats Couch Cushion, Furry

    19-01-201122m

    A woman insists on wearing her fur suit everywhere she goes; another woman has been eating couch cushions for 20 years.

  • Married a Doll, Picking Scabs

    8.Married a Doll, Picking Scabs

    26-01-201122m

    A man treats his life-size doll like a wife; a woman spends hours a day picking scabs on her body.

  • Can't Stop Cleaning, Rocks

    9.Can't Stop Cleaning, Rocks

    02-02-201122m

    Cyntrelle spends up to eight hours everyday cleaning her home; Belinda excessively collects rocks.

  • Eats Glass, Bleaches Skin

    10.Eats Glass, Bleaches Skin

    09-02-201122m

    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 strug...

  • Makeup, Obsessed With Death

    11.Makeup, Obsessed With Death

    09-02-201122m

    Maureen is obsessed with her make-up; Barbara prefers the company of those who have passed on.

  • Laxatives, Pottery and Ashes

    12.Laxatives, Pottery and Ashes

    16-02-201122m

    At fifteen, Kimberly started using laxatives to lose weight and is now addicted to them; Bianca craves pottery and ashes.

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