My Strange Addiction

Tells the compelling stories of people who are battling obsessive behaviors on the verge of taking over their lives. Follow these addicts as they reveal their strange addictions and meet with psychological experts.

Genre: Documentary, Biography, Reality-TV

Cast:John Zajecka , Demi Kazanis , Trisha Paytas , Lauren Powers , Jarrod Burris , Kalli Metz , Lori Broady , Kesha , Kim Dennis , Tawni Abplanalp , Susan Pazak , Katherine Meyersohn , Rhonda , Laurie Gamble , April Brucker , Michael Salzhauer , Samantha Becker , Davecat

0Season 1

S1.E0 ∙ Pilot

Wed, May 5, 2010

This pilot profiles four addicts - a compulsive runner, an excessive tanner, a shopaholic and a chalk eater - and examines how their addictions are slowly taking over their lives.

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Eats Toilet Paper/Blow Dryer

Wed, Dec 29, 2010

Lori has been sleeping with her blow dryer for more than 20 years, despite the risk of burns and fire. Meanwhile, Kesha's family is concerned that eating half a roll of toilet paper a day is causing health problems.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Thumb Sucker/Bodybuilder

Wed, Dec 29, 2010

Lauren was once addicted to drugs and alcohol, but now is addicted to body-building. It has left her body muscular and fit, but she may have long term health problems. Meanwhile, Rhonda has been addicted to sucking her thumb ever since her parents divorced when she was a child.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Eats Cleanser/Tanner

Wed, Jan 5, 2011

Crystal was once abused as a child and ever since she was twelve she has been obsessed with eating household cleanser. Samantha is a young woman who is addicted to tanning. She will sneak into multiple tanning salons in order to spend up to an hour a day tanning.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Ventriloquist/Cat Lady

Wed, Jan 5, 2011

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.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Eats Detergent/Strongman

Wed, Jan 12, 2011

19-year-old Tempestt eats detergent up to seven times a day, not to mention the soap she eats in the shower. Meanwhile, Jeff is addicted to strongman competitions training up to six hours a day.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Hair Puller/Shoe Fanatic

Wed, Jan 12, 2011

Showcases a woman addicted to shoes, while another is addicted to pulling her hair and eating the follicle.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Eats Couch Cushions/Furry

Wed, Jan 19, 2011

While battling her addiction to eating couch cushions, Adele has destroyed 7 couches and 2 chairs. Meanwhile, Lauren is more comfortable in her fur suit than in her own skin.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Married to a Doll/Picking My Scabs

Wed, Jan 26, 2011

Davecat has been married to his synthetic wife for 10 years. Meanwhile, Rachael hopes that her compulsive scab picking will stop by her wedding day.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Can't Stop Cleaning/Loves Rocks

Wed, Feb 2, 2011

Cyntrelle dropped out of high school because of her addiction to cleaning. Belinda's obsession with rocks has taken over her life, with more than 100,000 scattered around her home.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Eats Glass/Bleaches Skin

Wed, Feb 9, 2011

Josh has eaten more than 250 light bulbs. But is he really addicted to the attention that he receives when eating them? Candice thinks dark skin is ugly and has resorted to using dangerous bleaching creams every few hours.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Makeup Addict/Obsessed with Death

Wed, Feb 9, 2011

Maureen won't go out of the house with a full face of makeup. Meanwhile, Barbara is so obsessed with death that she's planned her own funeral.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Laxatives/Pottery & Ashes

Wed, Feb 16, 2011

Kimberly takes hundreds of laxatives a day in an attempt to lose weight. Meanwhile, Bianca prefers to eat pottery and cigarette ashes instead of food.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Rampant Rats/Extreme Fingernails

Sun, Jul 17, 2011

56-year old Theresa has more than 60 pet hairless rats that are taking over her tiny studio apartment. Meanwhile, 48-year old, Jazz has been growing her fingernails for 22 years. Her longest nail is two feet long, and she calls them her children.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Drain Hair Puller/Eats Dry Wall

Sun, Jul 17, 2011

Evan has spent the last six years sneaking into bathrooms because he is addicted to collecting shower drain hair. And Nicole, has spent the last seven years secretly breaking apart walls to feed her addiction: eating drywall.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Adult Baby/Eats Dryer Sheets

Sun, Jul 24, 2011

For Riley, there's nothing like the comfort of wearing a warm, wet diaper. She chooses to live as an adult baby to escape the stresses of the real world. And Charmissa stuffs her bra with the dryer sheets she chews on for up to 10 hours a day.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Gas Sniffer/Teddy Bear Obsessions

Sun, Jul 24, 2011

For more than 30 years, Theresa has been addicted to smelling gasoline. Although she has battled cancer, anemia and major stomach problems, she still cannot stop. Meanwhile, former drug-addict Krista has 12 'children' -- all of which are teddy bears.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Cycling/Taxidermy

Sun, Jul 31, 2011

Tom is so addicted to cycling that he spends at least six hours a day - and 41,000 miles a year - peddling on his bike. Divya is an attractive 28-year-old who loves spending her time searching for dead animals on the side of the road and stuffing them.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Eating Rocks/Carrying Her Pillow

Sun, Jul 31, 2011

Theresa has been eating rocks for more than 20 years and can't stop. Meanwhile, Tamara carries around her childhood pillow Boo everywhere she goes.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Eating Plastic/Bathes in Bleach

Sun, Aug 7, 2011

Kailyn, 18, has eaten plastic every day for more than 11 years, consuming more than 150 pounds of plastic; Gloria, 28, has taken her addiction to bleach to the extreme by bathing in it daily.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Carrying Her Husband's Urn

Sun, Aug 7, 2011

Casie has been so shocked by the sudden death of her husband, Shawn, that she takes his urn everywhere she goes. But she has now started eating his ashes.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Dating My Car/Baby Powder Addiction

Sun, Feb 12, 2012

27-year-old Nathaniel has been in a relationship with his car Chase for nearly five years, taking it out on dates, buying it gifts, and even getting intimate with it. Meanwhile, 28-year-old Jaye has been addicted to snorting baby powder for 16 years.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Eats Cat Food/Smells Mothballs

Sun, Feb 12, 2012

Mary has taken her addiction to cat food to the extreme, consuming over 900 cat treats and several cans of wet food every day. Meanwhile, Alicia has been addicted to smelling mothballs for 15 years, keeping them all over her house and even in her purse!

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Addicted to My Breasts/Tape Eater

Sun, Feb 19, 2012

32-year-old Sheyla has spent nearly $250,000 on 22 breast enlargement surgeries to achieve her 38KKK bust size, despite suffering a severe infection from her recent implants. Also, 23-year-old Andrea is addicted to eating adhesive tape.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Drinks Nail Polish/Ear Digger

Sun, Feb 19, 2012

23-year-old Bertha has been drinking up to five bottles of nail polish every day for the past five years but her family is worried she's doing permanent damage to her health. Meanwhile, 32-year-old Jamie can't stop digging in her ears.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Eats Dirt/Extreme Toenails

Sun, Mar 4, 2012

Kristie has eaten dirt every day for the last 30 years, consuming more than five tons since her addiction began. Will her doctor and family be able to convince her to stop before it's too late? Meanwhile, Ayanna is addicted to growing her toenails.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Smells Pine Cleaner/Roadkill Addict

Sun, Mar 4, 2012

33-year-old Jillian has been addicted to smelling pine cleaner for two years and can't go more than 15 minutes without a fix, using up to six bottles a week. Meanwhile, 34-year-old Scott is obsessed with picking up dead animals from the road.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Drinks Gasoline/Smelling Her Doll Head

Sun, Mar 11, 2012

20-year-old Shannon is addicted to gasoline, drinking about 15 teaspoons everyday. Will a family intervention finally convince Shannon to get help? Meanwhile, 24-year-old Lacey has been carrying and smelling her doll head "Suzie Q" everywhere she goes.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Urine Drinker

Sun, Mar 18, 2012

53-year-old Carrie has been addicted to drinking her urine for four years. She drinks about 80 ounces a day with belief it has helped treat her cancer despite no medical proof. Can Carrie's daughters persuade her to see a physician before it's too late?

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Addicted to Coffee Enemas/Licks Cats

Wed, Feb 13, 2013

36-year-old Trina and her 43-year-old husband Mike have done nearly 7,000 coffee enemas over the last two and a half years. Meanwhile, 43-year-old Lisa has been addicted to licking her cat and eating clumps of its hair for three years.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Addicted to Inflatables/Butt Injection Addict

Wed, Feb 13, 2013

For the last six years, 20-year-old Mark has been addicted to his 15 inflatable pool toys, eating with them, sleeping with them and even bathing them. Meanwhile, 23-year old Karmello has been getting black market butt injections for the last three years.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Extreme Hair/Addicted to Bee Stings

Wed, Feb 20, 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.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Loves Baby Wipes/Eats Sand

Wed, Feb 20, 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.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Lamb/Eats Deodorant

Wed, Feb 27, 2013

19-year-old Nicole has been addicted to eating deodorant for two years, consuming fifteen sticks per month. Will a desperate plea from her boyfriend help Nicole kick her deodorant addiction for good? And, 27-year-old Audrey can't live without her stuffed.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Vapor Rub/Eats Tires

Wed, Mar 6, 2013

33-year-old Danielle has been addicted to vapor rub for more than twenty years, going through more than 30 jars, inhalers and patches every week. And, 19-year-old Allison has been eating tires for the past six years, consuming up to 14 pounds every month.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ In Love with Balloons/Face Mask Eater

Wed, Mar 13, 2013

Julius has been sexually attracted to balloons for decades and keeps more than fifty thousand in his home at all times. Natasha eats entire jars of clay face masks every day.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Blood Drinker

Wed, Mar 20, 2013

Michelle has been addicted to drinking blood, both human and pig blood, for the past 15 years.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ I'm a Living Doll

Wed, Jan 1, 2014

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.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Pony Play/Addicted to Drinking Paint

Wed, Jan 1, 2014

For the past 20 years, 31-year-old Nicole has been addicted to Pony Play, a form of costumed role play. Meanwhile, 43-year-old single mother of two Heather has been addicted to drinking paint for nearly three years.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Identical Twin Obsession/Eats Mattresses

Wed, Jan 1, 2014

Forty-four year old twins Amy and Becky are addicted to being identical, looking alike, acting alike, and even weighing their meals to stay the exact same size. Meanwhile, 26 year-old Jennifer has been addicted to eating mattresses for over 20 years.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Proud to Be Plastic

Wed, Jan 8, 2014

"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.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Chews Dirty Diapers/Addicted to Leeches

Wed, Jan 15, 2014

"My Strange Addiction" tells the stories of people who can't kick their unusual addictions. 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.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Addicted to a Doll/Eats Plastic Bags

Wed, Jan 22, 2014

"My Strange Addiction" tells the stories of people who can't kick their very unusual addictions. Addicts include a 23-year-old man who's addicted to eating plastic newspaper bags and a 48-year-old woman whose best friend is a doll.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Justin Bieber Look-a-like/Makeup Eater

Wed, Jan 29, 2014

"My Strange Addiction" tells the stories of people who struggle with their very unusual addictions. Addicts include a 33-year-old man who's spent over $100,000 on surgery to look like Justin Bieber and a 22-year-old woman who's addicted to eating makeup.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Men in Doll Suits

Wed, Jan 7, 2015

Men who get dolled up in secret are stepping out in public for the first time at rubber doll rendezvous. A look into the world of female maskers: men who dress in rubber suits and masks to look like life-sized, shapely female dolls.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Eats Bricks/Married to a Carnival Ride

Wed, Jan 14, 2015

For the past three years, 56-year-old Linda has been happily married to Bruce, a 70-foot carnival ride. Patrice is also happily married and showcases her addiction for eating brick. In 12 years, she has consumed about half a ton of bricks.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Addicted to Being Pamela Anderson

Wed, Jan 7, 2015

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.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Air Freshener/Giraffe Woman

Wed, Jan 21, 2015

"My Strange Addiction" tells the stories of people who struggle to overcome their addictive behavior. Profiled addicts include: Evelyn, who drinks air freshener every day, and Sydney, who is obsessed with having the world's longest neck.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Psychics/Addicted to Body Casting

Wed, Jan 21, 2015

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 a consulting a psychic.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Grandma Lover/Addicted to Being Madonna

Wed, Jan 28, 2015

"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.