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In the modern day and age that we're in, it seems that someone can be addicted to just
about anything.
We all know the usual ones, alcohol, cigarettes, and biting your nails; but how about some
of the more...
strange addictions?
From bee stings to bleach baths, we're counting down our picks for the top 10 strangest addictions.
10.
Internet Addiction Do you find yourself constantly thinking about
a previous on-line activity, or anticipate the next time you'll be logging online?
Find it hard to log off, or use the internet in a way to escape the problems of the real
world?
Yeah?
Well, guess what?
What many feared would happen has come to be, and it's not very uncommon...
"Internet Addiction", described as a form of impulse control disorder, is commonly called
PIU, standing for problematic internet use, and has become such a recognized issue that
rehabilitation centers have opened up specifically for PIU treatment.
Are you a recovering addict and think you can help others that are addicted to technology?
Head over to netaddictionrecovery.com and check out the "We're Hiring" section to get
started!
9.
Growing Toenails and Fingernails Ayanna, a woman from Houston, Texas, has a
un-healthy addiction to growing her toe and finger nails.
She had grown out her fingernails since she was 24-years old, never cutting them as they
currently measure at around 23-inches or 58-centimeters as of this 2011 article.
Ayanna's nails are of such importance to her, that she walks on the heels of her feet, doesn't
wear socks, and won't wear tennis shoes unless she can cut the fronts of them off.
We wish this was an isolated fad, but the art of growing your nails seems to be a thing.
The person who holds the record for longest fingernails, according to Guinness World Records,
belongs to Melvin Boothe, at a combined length of 9.85 meters or 32 feet and 3.8 inches.
8.
Bee Stings What's the buzz about Margaret, a woman from
Kentucky?
Well, she's a 55-year old woman who is addicted to stinging herself, with bees.
As odd as that sounds, it's true, Margaret started her addiction when she began using
bee stings as a "home remedy" for her arthritis.
She keeps her own beehive in her back yard, to support her addiction, as she is currently
up to 15 stings a day.
To administer the sting, she grabs the bee with a pair of hemostat, creates an indent
in her skin with her fingernail, and taps the bee on the abdomen.
He husband goes on record claiming worry over her addiction, stating that 15 stings a day
is a little much.
7.
Barbie Addiction Dubbed the "Real-life Barbie", Valeria Lukyanova,
from the Ukraine, has an obsessive addiction to beauty, or the standards set from the "barbie
doll".
Valeria claims that her look is mostly natural, using make-up and blue contact lenses; she
says she has only "gone under the knife" once for breast implants.
She maintains her body through daily workouts and a vegetarian diet.
Many people have voiced doubt about her legitimacy, claiming Valeria has had a number of other
surgeries; including rib removal to achieve her 18-inch waistline.
We wish this was an isolated incident, too, but once this seems to be a fad.
With a quick Google search of "real life anime girl", you'll see dozens of examples of what
can happen when someone becomes obsessed with their appearance.
6.
Eating Cat Hair Meet Lisa, a middle aged woman from Detroit,
Michigan, and a self proclaimed eater of cat hair.
Appearing on the TLC show "Strange Addiction", she tells about how she eats the cat fur she
gathers from around the apartment, off the floor, furniture, and, well, according to
Lisa herself, "the best ones come right off the cat".
She believed that by eating her cat hair, it would make her pet grow closer to her,
an addiction which started over 15-years ago.
It would even develop into her bathing her cats with her tongue.
5.
Snake Bites Over the years, people have used many ridiculous
and stupid methods to obtain a high; from fermenting their feces, to choking themselves
unconscious, but none seem quite as bizarre and potentially dangerous as allowing venomous
snakes to bite you.
In one instance, a teenager from Keralapuram, India, was arrested and claimed that he used
snake bites to get high.
Mahinshah would pay between 1,000 to 2,500 Indian rupees per administered dose.
He would describe the sensation as a "blackout associated with a sense of well-being, lethargy,
and sleepiness".
4.
Eating Husbands Ashes Ashes to ashes, dust to mouth.. or something
like that, right?
Well for Tennessee native Casie, whose last name remains undisclosed, it's certainly the
case.
She had lost her husband, and chose to have him cremated; while she was transferring his
ashes from the temporary box they were in to his decorative urn, she got some on her
hands.
Not wanting to, in her own words, "just wipe him away", she licked the remains off her
fingers.
Now losing a loved one is never easy, but there are much better ways to cope with the
natural, yet harsh constants of life.
Casie had enrolled herself into a rehabilitation center, specializing in breaking addictions,
in hopes of breaking her disgusting snacking. 3.
Addicted to Bleach Birmingham, Alabama resident, Gloria, has
an addiction to bleach, going as far as to scrub down her entire house, then her entire
self with it.
She does not suffer from germophobia, though, but rather she developed the addiction one
day during her pregnancy with her third child.
Every morning she adds enough bleach to her bath water that is burns her face, and the
resulting fumes are enough to burn her eyes.
None the less, she isn't worried about any adverse health effect that may arise from
this, and expresses no interest to seek help for her addiction.
2.
Drinking Children's Urine Robert Wells believes the secret to everlasting
youth lies in urine of children, and he says, the fresher the better.
Growing tired of his collected stale urine that he gathered himself.
Robert had designed a simple urine collecting system as he called it, consisting of a black
tarp, a funnel, some tubing and a few out of order signs.
He would pose as a plumber, and tell any children that came in that the urinals were out of
service, and that he was fixing some plumbing underneath the tarp with the attached funnel...
which he instructed the child to use in lieu of the urinal... and I'll leave the rest up
to your guys imagination.
1.
Chewing on Dirty Diapers Queens, New York, native, Keyshia, has an
addiction.. or multiple addictions as it may be, to hoarding, sniffing and sucking on soiled
diapers.
According to the woman, "it has to have pee in it" and "the heavier ones that have more
pee smell better".
Keyshia somehow finds friends and even strangers that are willing to donate the used diapers.
While her fiance is finally fed up with her, now that they have a baby coming..
Yup, that's the deal-breaker.. because you have a baby coming, not because your life
partner drinks random child's urine out of diapers...
what ever, I quit... this list is over.
We just HAD to end this on a disgusting note, didn't we?