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The Best Episodes of My Strange Addiction

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The Best Episodes of My Strange Addiction

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...

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  1. Background image for Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches

    S5:E5

    22-year-old Keisha is addicted to chewing on urine-soaked diapers. Plus, meet 50-year-old Vladimir who is addicted to using leeches.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Eating Plastic; Bathing in Bleach
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Eating Plastic; Bathing in Bleach

    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Carrying My Husband's Urn
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Carrying My Husband's Urn

    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Identical Twin Obsession/Eats Mattresses
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Identical Twin Obsession/Eats Mattresses

    S5:E3

    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.

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  6. Background image for Sleeping with Blow Dryer; Eating Toilet Paper
    6.2/10(52 votes)

    #6 - Sleeping with Blow Dryer; Eating Toilet Paper

    S1:E1

    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.

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  8. Background image for Laxatives; Pottery & Ashes
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Laxatives; Pottery & Ashes

    S1:E12

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

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  9. Background image for I'm a Living Doll
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    #8 - I'm a Living Doll

    S5:E1

    Three people take extreme physical and psychological measures to live as full time human dolls.

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  10. Background image for Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic
    6.1/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic

    S1:E6

    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.

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  11. Background image for Can't Stop Cleaning; Love Rocks
    6.1/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Can't Stop Cleaning; Love Rocks

    S1:E9

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

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  12. Background image for Eats Glass; Bleaches Skin
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Eats Glass; Bleaches Skin

    S1:E10

    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.

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  13. Background image for Eats Couch Cushion; Furry
    6.0/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Eats Couch Cushion; Furry

    S1:E7

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

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  14. Background image for Cycling; Taxidermy
    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Cycling; Taxidermy

    S2:E5

    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.

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  15. Background image for Eating Rocks; Carrying Pillows
    5.9/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Eating Rocks; Carrying Pillows

    S2:E6

    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.

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  16. Background image for Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs
    5.8/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs

    S1:E8

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

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  17. Background image for Eating Cleanser; Tanning
    5.5/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Eating Cleanser; Tanning

    S1:E3

    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.

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  18. Background image for Ventriloquism; Cats
    5.5/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Ventriloquism; Cats

    S1:E4

    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.

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  19. Background image for Proud to Be Plastic
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Proud to Be Plastic

    S5:E4

    44-year-old mother Lacey has had at least 30 plastic surgeries and is planning more.

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  20. Background image for Eats Detergent; Strongman
    5.4/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Eats Detergent; Strongman

    S1:E5

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

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  21. Background image for Addicted to Dolls; Eats Plastic Bags
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Addicted to Dolls; Eats Plastic Bags

    S5:E6

    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?

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  22. Background image for Growing Fingernails; Hairless Rats
    5.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Growing Fingernails; Hairless Rats

    S2:E1

    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.

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  23. Background image for Adult Baby; Eating Dryer Sheets
    5.3/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Adult Baby; Eating Dryer Sheets

    S2:E3

    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.

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  24. Background image for Extreme Bodybuilding; Thumb Sucking
    5.2/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Extreme Bodybuilding; Thumb Sucking

    S1:E2

    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.

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  25. Background image for Pulling Hair Out of Drains; Eating Drywall
    5.1/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Pulling Hair Out of Drains; Eating Drywall

    S2:E2

    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.

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  26. Background image for Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death
    4.9/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death

    S1:E11

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches" is the best rated episode of "My Strange Addiction". It scored 7/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/15/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears".