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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Best Episodes of My Strange Addiction
Carrying My Husband's Urn
S2 Ep7
7.9
7th Aug 2011
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.
Eating Rocks; Carrying Pillows
S2 Ep6
7.7
31st Jul 2011
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.
Extreme Hair/Addicted to Bee Stings
S4 Ep3
7.6
20th Feb 2013
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.
Drinks Gasoline; Smelling Her Doll Head
S3 Ep7
7.5
11th Mar 2012
A woman who drinks gasoline by the teaspoon; a woman obsessed with smelling a doll's head.
Eats Detergent; Strongman
S1 Ep5
7.5
12th Jan 2011
A teen who eats detergent up to seven times a day is profiled. Also: A man is obsessed with training for strongman competitions.
Eating Cleanser; Tanning
S1 Ep3
7.5
5th Jan 2011
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.
Addicted to Dolls; Eats Plastic Bags
S5 Ep6
7.5
22nd Jan 2014
Robert consumes up to 16 plastic bags every week. Plus, 48-year-old Catherine can't part from her plastic doll. Can she ditch her addiction?
Drinks Nail Polish; Ear Digger
S3 Ep4
7.5
19th Feb 2012
A woman’s family is worried about her five-year habit of drinking nail polish; a woman is obsessed with cleaning her ears.
Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic
S1 Ep6
7.4
12th Jan 2011
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.
Eating Plastic; Bathing in Bleach
S2 Ep8
7.4
7th Aug 2011
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.
Justin Bieber Look-a-like; Makeup Eater
S5 Ep7
7.3
29th Jan 2014
A 33-year-old man spent over $100,000 on surgery to look like Justin Bieber. Plus, meet a 22-year-old woman who can't stop eating makeup.
Proud to Be Plastic
S5 Ep4
7.3
8th Jan 2014
44-year-old mother Lacey has had at least 30 plastic surgeries and is planning more.
Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs
S1 Ep8
7.3
26th Jan 2011
A man treats his life-size doll like a wife; a woman spends hours a day picking scabs on her body.
Growing Fingernails; Hairless Rats
S2 Ep1
7.3
17th Jul 2011
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.
Worst Episodes of My Strange Addiction
Top 10 Most Shocking
S6 Ep7
5.3
4th Feb 2015
Counting down the ten most shocking addictions featured on the show and providing updates.
Addicted to Being Pamela Anderson
S6 Ep3
5.9
14th Jan 2015
A woman in the UK who is addicted to transforming herself into actress and "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson.
Men in Doll Suits
S6 Ep1
6.1
7th Jan 2015
A look into female maskers: men who dress in rubber suits and masks to look like female dolls as they step into public for a rubber doll rendezvous.
Addicted to Psychics; Addicted to Body Casting
S6 Ep5
6.2
21st Jan 2015
A man is addicted to covering his body in orthopedic plaster casts; a woman who speaks with psychics at least three times a day to avoid loneliness.
Identical Twin Obsession/Eats Mattresses
S5 Ep3
6.4
1st Jan 2014
Meet twins who are so addicted to being identical that they weigh their meals to stay the exact same size, and a woman who eats mattresses.
Eats Bricks; Married to a Carnival Ride
S6 Ep2
6.7
14th Jan 2015
Linda has been married to a 70-foot carnival ride, Bruce, for three years; in 12 years Patrice has consumed approximately half a ton of bricks.
Grandma Lover; Addicted to Being Madonna
S6 Ep6
6.7
28th Jan 2015
Kyle only dates women over the age of 65 and Adam is obsessed with becoming Madonna.
Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears
S2 Ep4
6.8
24th Jul 2011
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.
Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death
S1 Ep11
6.9
9th Feb 2011
Maureen is obsessed with her make-up; Barbara prefers the company of those who have passed on.
Eats Cat Food; Smells Mothballs
S3 Ep2
6.9
12th Feb 2012
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.
Pony Play/Addicted to Drinking Paint
S5 Ep2
6.9
1st Jan 2014
Meet Nicole who has been addicted to pony play, a form of role play, for the last 20 years. Plus, Heather, who is compelled to drink paint.
Loves Baby Wipes/Eats Sand
S4 Ep4
6.9
20th Feb 2013
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.
Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches
S5 Ep5
6.9
15th Jan 2014
22-year-old Keisha is addicted to chewing on urine-soaked diapers. Plus, meet 50-year-old Vladimir who is addicted to using leeches.
Pulling Hair Out of Drains; Eating Drywall
S2 Ep2
6.9
17th Jul 2011
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.
My Strange Addiction Episode Guide
Sleeping with Blow Dryer; Eating Toilet Paper
S1 Ep1
7.0
29th Dec 2010
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.
Extreme Bodybuilding; Thumb Sucking
S1 Ep2
7.1
29th Dec 2010
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.
Eating Cleanser; Tanning
S1 Ep3
7.5
5th Jan 2011
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.
Ventriloquism; Cats
S1 Ep4
7.2
5th Jan 2011
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.
Eats Detergent; Strongman
S1 Ep5
7.5
12th Jan 2011
A teen who eats detergent up to seven times a day is profiled. Also: A man is obsessed with training for strongman competitions.
Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic
S1 Ep6
7.4
12th Jan 2011
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
S1 Ep7
7.2
19th Jan 2011
A woman insists on wearing her fur suit everywhere she goes; another woman has been eating couch cushions for 20 years.
Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs
S1 Ep8
7.3
26th Jan 2011
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; Love Rocks
S1 Ep9
7.2
2nd Feb 2011
Cyntrelle spends up to eight hours everyday cleaning her home; Belinda excessively collects rocks.
Eats Glass; Bleaches Skin
S1 Ep10
7.0
9th Feb 2011
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.
Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death
S1 Ep11
6.9
9th Feb 2011
Maureen is obsessed with her make-up; Barbara prefers the company of those who have passed on.
Laxatives; Pottery & Ashes
S1 Ep12
7.0
16th Feb 2011
At fifteen, Kimberly started using laxatives to lose weight and is now addicted to them; Bianca craves pottery and ashes.
