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Becca Monaghan
Aug 19, 2023
TLC
The world is home to some uniquely bizarre behaviours and habits that are sometimes dangerous or even life-threatening. Enter, TLC's My Strange Addiction.
The American show premiered back in 2010 and has been going strong ever since, with its extreme obsessions with random objects, food and alternative lifestyles.
From being an adult baby to eating cat hair to being in a long-term relationship with a car, here are eight of our all-time favourites – for all of the wrong reasons:
Obsessed with sniffing tuna
Tuna-loving man Tyler confessed to being addicted to the tinned fish, sniffing and drinking the brine at every given opportunity.
He even demonstrated to his date how he sometimes uses it as an aftershave on his neck.
This Man Is Addicted to Smelling Tuna! | My Strange Addiction: Still Addicted? | TLCwww.youtube.com
Adult baby who still wears nappies and sleeps in a cot
Riley from Buffalo, lives her life as a full-grown baby. She wears nappies, sleeps in a cot with a dummy and plays with teddies.
"It helps me wash away the stress of the big, tough world," she said.
Addicted To Living As An Adult Baby | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
Man romantically involved with his car
Nathanial got candid about his romantic relationship with his "handsome man," AKA Chase the car.
He told TLC it was "love at first sight," after seeing the car's "body, his interior and everything just together that seemed to fit."
Sex With My Car | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
Addicted to eating dirty nappies
Keyshia from Queens, who was expecting her first child, opened up about one very unique obsession: chewing dirty nappies.
"It has to have pee in it," she said. "The heavier ones that have more pee, smell better."
My Strange Addiction Chews Dirty Diapers Season 5, Episode 5www.youtube.com
Woman who licks cats
Lisa candidly shared how she was addicted to "eating cat hair."
She described the sensation as "relaxing" and "comforting," before comparing the texture to "cotton candy".
Woman Grooms Cat With Her Own Tongue And Eats The Hair | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
Obsessed with bee stings
Margaret can't get enough of stinging herself with bees all over her body, with 15-20 stings in her left hip during one single sitting.
Addicted to Bee Stings | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
Sexually attracted to balloons
Julius opened up to My Strange Addiction about his love for balloons, which he described as "beautiful, soft, smooth, delicate".
He acknowledged that while he is aware they are not alive, that his love for them brings them alive.
Meet The Man Who Is Sexually Attracted To Balloons | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
Eating sand 'for the crunch'
Brea's favourite snack is sand...
She likes to season her food with grains but her favourite combination is chewing gum mixed with sand.
"I Just Love The Crunch" Young Woman Is Addicted To Eating Sand | My Strange Addictionwww.youtube.com
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