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Status: Ended
First Aired: December 29, 2010
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 50
Networks: TLC
Genres: Documentary

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My Strange Addiction(2010)

TMDB Rating: 5.7 (7 votes)

Overview

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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Season 1

12 episodes • 2010

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Sleeping with Blow Dryer; Eating Toilet Paper	Dec 29, 2010
2	Extreme Bodybuilding; Thumb Sucking	Dec 29, 2010
3	Eating Cleanser; Tanning	Jan 5, 2011
4	Ventriloquism; Cats	Jan 5, 2011
5	Eats Detergent; Strongman	Jan 12, 2011
6	Hair Puller; Shoe Fanatic	Jan 12, 2011
7	Eats Couch Cushion; Furry	Jan 19, 2011
8	Married to A Doll; Picking My Scabs	Jan 26, 2011
9	Can't Stop Cleaning; Love Rocks	Feb 2, 2011
10	Eats Glass; Bleaches Skin	Feb 9, 2011
11	Make-up Addict; Obsessed With Death	Feb 9, 2011
12	Laxatives; Pottery & Ashes	Feb 16, 2011

Season 2

8 episodes • 2011

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Growing Fingernails; Hairless Rats	Jul 17, 2011
2	Pulling Hair Out of Drains; Eating Drywall	Jul 17, 2011
3	Adult Baby; Eating Dryer Sheets	Jul 24, 2011
4	Sniffing Gasoline; Teddy Bears	Jul 24, 2011
5	Cycling; Taxidermy	Jul 31, 2011
6	Eating Rocks; Carrying Pillows	Jul 31, 2011
7	Carrying My Husband's Urn	Aug 7, 2011
8	Eating Plastic; Bathing in Bleach	Aug 7, 2011

Season 3

8 episodes • 2012

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Dating My Car; Baby Powder Addiction	Feb 12, 2012
2	Eats Cat Food; Smells Mothballs	Feb 12, 2012
3	Addicted to My Breasts; Tape Eater	Feb 19, 2012
4	Drinks Nail Polish; Ear Digger	Feb 19, 2012
5	Eats Dirt; Extreme Toenails	Mar 4, 2012
6	Smells Pine Cleaner; Roadkill Addict	Mar 4, 2012
7	Drinks Gasoline; Smelling Her Doll Head	Mar 11, 2012
8	Urine Drinker	Mar 18, 2012

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Season 4

8 episodes • 2013

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Addicted to Coffee Enemas/Licks Cats	Feb 13, 2013
2	Addicted to Inflatables/ Butt Injection Addict	Feb 13, 2013
3	Extreme Hair/Addicted to Bee Stings	Feb 20, 2013
4	Loves Baby Wipes/Eats Sand	Feb 20, 2013
5	The Lamb/Eats Deodorant	Feb 27, 2013
6	Vapor Rub/Eats Tires	Mar 6, 2013
7	In Love with Balloons/Face Mask Eater	Mar 13, 2013
8	Blood Drinker	Mar 20, 2013

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Season 5

7 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	I'm a Living Doll	Jan 1, 2014
2	Pony Play/Addicted to Drinking Paint	Jan 1, 2014
3	Identical Twin Obsession/Eats Mattresses	Jan 1, 2014
4	Proud to Be Plastic	Jan 8, 2014
5	Chews Dirty Diapers; Addicted to Leeches	Jan 15, 2014
6	Addicted to Dolls; Eats Plastic Bags	Jan 22, 2014
7	Justin Bieber Look-a-like; Makeup Eater	Jan 29, 2014

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Season 6

7 episodes • 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Men in Doll Suits	Jan 7, 2015
2	Eats Bricks; Married to a Carnival Ride	Jan 14, 2015
3	Addicted to Being Pamela Anderson	Jan 14, 2015
4	Air Freshener/Giraffe Woman	Jan 21, 2015
5	Addicted to Psychics; Addicted to Body Casting	Jan 21, 2015
6	Grandma Lover; Addicted to Being Madonna	Jan 28, 2015
7	Top 10 Most Shocking	Feb 4, 2015

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