With “My Strange Addiction” we have to come to terms with the fact that addiction and psychosis are now full-blown American media trends and thus the airwaves will be absolutely packed with as much addiction and psychosis content as possible.
The theory behind “My Strange Addiction” is simple. It’s like “Fear Factor” or “Jackass” only these people are actually mentally ill and can’t help eating/doing nasty/absurd stuff. The show chronicles chalk-eaters, paper-eaters, cat-addicts, ventriloquism-addiction (she couldn’t stop talking as the puppet), skin bleachers, scab pickers, men who marry dolls, couch-cushion eaters and more.
According to Wikipedia, none of these things can be medically classified as addiction. But as sex did in the 90’s, addiction is what sells today.
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