My Strange Addiction

Imagine finding comfort in everything from your blow dryer, to eating toilet paper, to spending time with a life size silicone doll. These are just some of the strange addictions featured in this season of My Strange Addiction. Follow along as these addicts reveal the mental & psychological aspects of their obsession and find out why they have turned to such extreme measures in order to ease their anxieties?
IMDb 5.7201112 episodesTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Eats Toilet Paper/Blow Dryer
    December 28, 2010
    21min
    TV-PG
    A 31-year-old woman refuses to sleep without her blow dryer on in bed. Meanwhile, another woman admits to being addicted to eating half a roll of toilet paper a day.
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  2. S1 E2 - Thumb Sucker/Bodybuilder
    December 28, 2010
    21min
    TV-PG
    Lauren used to be addicted to drugs and alcohol, but now she's addicted to extreme bodybuilding. She's already sacrificed her personal life to focus all of her effort on pumping iron. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Rhonda can't stop sucking her thumb.
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  3. S1 E3 - Eats Cleanser/Tanner
    January 4, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    44-year-old Crystal has been eating household cleanser every day since she was 12. Her shame and embarrassment have caused her to keep this a secret. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Samantha tans up to three times a day in tanning beds.
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  4. S1 E4 - Ventriloquist/Cat Lady
    January 4, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    April's addiction to her puppets has gotten so strong she can't go anywhere without them, practicing up to 12 hours a day. Meanwhile, Debbie is severely allergic to cats, but has over twenty of them, leaving her in isolation from the outside world.
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  5. S1 E5 - Eats Detergent/Strongman
    January 11, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    19-year-old Tempestt eats detergent up to seven times a day, not to mention the soap while in the shower. Meanwhile, Jeff is addicted to strongman competitions and trains up to six hours a day.
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  6. S1 E6 - Hair Puller/Shoe Fanatic
    January 11, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    Rebecca is addicted to shoes, owning over 200 pairs and calling them her "babies." But will she choose saving for her wedding over her addiction? Meanwhile, Haley has been pulling her hair for over six years, spending up to three hours a day "pulling."
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  7. S1 E7 - Eats Couch Cushion/Furry
    January 18, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    Lauren can't imagine going to a party or social event without wearing her fur suit. She's completely dedicated to her "fursona" - designing and sewing her costume well into the night. Meanwhile, Adele has been eating couch cushions for twenty years.
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  8. S1 E8 - Married to A Doll/Picking My Scabs
    January 25, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    A man treats his life-size doll like a human wife. Meanwhile a woman spends up to 2 hours a day picking scabs all over her body.
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  9. S1 E9 - Can't Stop Cleaning/Love Rocks
    February 1, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    Cyntrelle is addicted to cleaning, spending up to eight hours every day aggressively scrubbing, washing and polishing her home. Meanwhile, Belinda can't stop collecting rocks; she treks through treacherous terrain to find the perfect one.
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  10. S1 E10 - Eats Glass/Bleaches Skin
    February 8, 2011
    21min
    TV-14
    Josh enjoys a glass of champagne, not for the bubbly, but for the crunch of the glass as he bites into it. He eats glass, light bulbs and bullets for attention. Meanwhile, college student Candice believes bleaching her skin will make her more accepted.
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  11. S1 E11 - Make-up Addict/Obsessed With Death
    February 8, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    Maureen is obsessed with her makeup, wearing it 24/7 and disregarding the damaging effects it has on her skin. Meanwhile, Barbara is fascinated with the "other side," preferring the company of the dearly departed.
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  12. S1 E12 - Laxatives/Pottery & Ashes
    February 15, 2011
    21min
    TV-PG
    What started as a way to lose the "freshman 15" has turned into a life-threatening laxative addiction for Kimberly. Meanwhile, Bianca, who occasionally ate dirt as a child, now craves pottery and ashes more than food or water.
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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Joseph R. Fitzgerald
Producers
Jason BolickiMelissa Cutlip
Cast
John ZajeckaDemi KazanisTrisha PaytasLauren PowersKalli MetzJarrod BurrisRhondaKeshaTawni AbplanalpLori Broady
Studio
TLC
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