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For now though, Jocelyn has joined me to help us explore addictions.
By its very nature, addictions aren’t that great - but I definitly think that some addictions
are worse than others… and with that, I think it’s time to jump right into our Top
10 Scary Addictions That Went Too Far.
Alright starting off at number 10 today we have Mattress Eating[a].
The title of this video is addictions that went too far - I don’t think this addiction
ever should have started in the first place.
There many be dozens or even hundreds of people in the world with this addiction - but the
most famous case came from the TV show ‘My Strange Addiction’ which put the spotlight
on a woman called Jennifer.
She was from St Louis in Missouri and suffered from an addiction to eating the inside of
her mattress.
She said she would usually store a lint roller inside the mattress to help her get any dirt
or hair off the pieces of mattress - cause - y’know - you don’t want your mattress
to be a dirty when you’re eating it - that would just be gross.
Jennifer said that she knows a piece of mattress is ready to eat when she licks it and nothing
gets caught on her tongue.
When it comes to personal preferences - Jennifer said she likes her mattresses plain - no mayonnaise
or butter.
What she really enjoys is the hard texture of the mattress - the feeling of her taste
buds running along it and pinging off the mattress piece like a guitar string, in her
own words.
Initially, her family had no idea that she was doing this - but I guess it's hard to
hide this addiction when you mattresses keep disappearing every week.
At her worst, Jennifer was eating about a square foot of mattress every day.
She had to sneak into her Mum’s room to eat her mattress because Jennifer had already
eaten her own.
I don't really have much more to add here - don’t eat your mattresses guys.
I’m sure I don’t need to tell any of you that anyway.
9) J- In place number 9 we have Body Building.[b] To some it may seem like an innocent sport
where people work hard on their physique and diet plans.
Which may be true, but most people don’t realize the addiction that goes with it and
the severe symptoms to follow.
Many bodybuilders suffer from physical injuries, enlarged internal organs, and heart issues
due to their intense diets and “pumping” habits.
You can imagine the countless cycles of fat burners, hormones and steroids, and endless
amounts of weight training and cardio.
And that’s only during the prep season.
That doesn’t include the actual competition where bodybuilders have to completely dehydrate
their bodies of no water.
Yes, I mean NO water.
Their skin becomes almost transparent due to the lack of water and hydration.
Bodybuilder Dave Palumbo was so addicted to his growth hormones, that he developed an
enlarged stomach, and his body began to take on an unfortunate shape.
And by that I mean deflated arms, baggy skin, and a bloated midsection, also known as bubble
gut.
Hey, that’s what I look like after Christmas dinner.
Just kidding.
Next up at number 8 we have Car Addiction[c].
There are people who don’t care about cars, there are people who like cars - and then
there’s a whole other kind of person who takes things way too far.
One of those people is Nathaniel - a 27 year old from Arkansas who claims to be in a committed
relationship with his car.
The car is called chase, Nathaniel said he ‘met’ Chase at a car resale lot about
5 years before.
He said it was love at first sight - the body of the car, the interior and just the whole
package seemed to just fit and Nathaniel felt an instant connection.
His love of cars started out fairly normal when, as a teenager, Nathaniel would build
model cars - but Chase was something else.
Cases like this come under the category of ‘Objectophilia’ - where a person develops
a strong emotional and sexual relationship with an inanimate object.
Nathaniel claims that Chase likes a lot of the same music as he does.
This confused me because it infers that there is some music that Chase likes that Nathaniel
doesn’t like.
I mean.
Sure.
It’s get a lot more bizarre though because Nathaniel claims to have sexual encounters
with Chase - I couldn’t find too many details on just how that happens - and I’m a little
bit glad - perhaps you are too - let’s just move on …
7) Here we are at number 7, taking this spot is the addiction to Plastic Surgery.[d]
In today’s society, it’s pretty normal for most people to have a few things done
that they don’t like about their appearance.
For many this means getting procedures done such as liposuction, rhinoplasty, or breast
augmentation.
However, there are some people will won’t be satisfied no matter the amount of cosmetic
surgery they get done.
Having such a picture of perfection in their head can cause them to have BDD: Body Dysmorphic
Disorder.
Basically they see their bodies for something other than what they actually are, so it creates
a vicious cycle of always wanting more.
Having numerous cosmetic procedures done can cause serious health threats to the body such
as: scar tissues, blood clots, infections, and collapsed muscles.
All of those sound incredibly painful.
But these were no threat to a woman from Ohio who is known around the word as the human
Barbie doll.
She has spent over 500’000$ on procedures.
Her daily lifestyle is an addiction to keeping up with her Barbie image, and this includes
going as far as getting breast implants up to a size 28H.
She has shrunk her waist down to 18 inches, and has spent 42’000$ on custom clothing
to fit her plastic figure.
I guess she really is a Barbie girl- living in a Barbie world.
Moving on to number 6 now we have Tanning[e].
For a lot of people in western culture, getting a tan makes them feel more confident in their
own skin - people may see it as a sign of good health.
Sure - that’s all fine within reason - but as with everything else on our list - some
people take it too far.
One famous example is that of Martina, a 28 year old German glamour model who is on a
quest to get her skin, in her words, to a ‘crispy brown’.
She asked her doctor if there was a way.
The doctor gave her 3 rounds of melanin injections and this was the result.
People thought that she had gone too far - but Martina has said she does not plan to stop
her tanning mission any time soon.
She now tans under a 50 tube sunbed and has made plans to get her lips and buttocks tanned
as quickly as possible.
Martina has said that she is fascinated by the idea of pushing her physical form to the
limit - but many health experts feel that she may have already overshot that quite a
while ago …
5) At number 5 we have the addiction of Tattoos.[f] Yes, this is a real addiction and often one
that people underestimate.
People with tattoos will be familiar with that post-tattoo feeling: you’re so excited
about your new ink that you immediately begin to plot your next trip to the artist, even
if you have no real ideas in mind.
There’s plenty of science to back up this addiction.
Studies found that getting a tattoo releases both adrenaline and endorphins, which relieve
pain and cause positive emotional response.
I have 5 tattoos, and let me tell you, the only thing I felt was pain.
It’s weird to think people get pleasure from these boosts of adrenaline, but hey,
to each their own.
Someone who would disagree with me is Lucky Diamond Rich, also known as the most tattooed
man in the world.
He has tattoos on every centimeter of his skin, including his eyelids, eyebrows, and
even the inside of his mouth.
I didn’t even know that was possible?!
There are many health risks that you take when getting tattoos, like allergic reactions,
a bacterial infection, skin damage, and permanent scarring.
I guess that’s a risk people are willing to take.
But who am I to talk?
Moving on to number 4 now we have Drinking Air Freshener[g].
OK, I’ll admit that this isn’t an addiction that you can even do in a healthy way.
You shouldn’t even be drinking one can of Air Freshner - nevermind 20.
I say 20, because that’s exactly what Evelyn, a woman from Missouri, admitted to doing on
My Strange Addiction.
The 27 year old mother of two said she has consumed air freshener every day for the past
3 years.
She has two prefered methods of consumption - directly into her mouth or drank with crushed
ice - classy.
As I’m sure you're aware - there are many different types of air fresheners and many
different flavours.
For Evelyn though - there’s only one that does the trick - Fresh Linen.
She said she’s tried other scents but doesn’t like them - none of them taste like they spell
- cinnamon is not cinnamon - apple crisp is like dirt.
That’s interesting that she says that because I would literally rather eat dirt than drink
apple crisp air freshener.
Air Freshners contain all kinds of things not fit for human consumption such as sodium
phosphate, steartrimonium chloride and propane - which is used as fuel in camping stoves.
Despite the obvious dangers, Evelyn says that she drinks the air freshener because she likes
the flavour and because she strongly associates it with her childhood.
She remembers her Mum cooking and cleaning at the same time - so that's where the mental
link began.
That explains it - but it doesn’t excuse it.
Don’t drink air freshener ...
3) Swiping the number 3 spot is the addiction of Drinking Blood.[h] No I’m not messing
around, it’s legit an addiction… and one that has definitely gone too far in my opinion.
A woman named Julia Caples from Pennsylvania has drunk human blood every day for the last
30 years…sometimes drinking up to half a gallon a month.
I’m concerned.
She’s first to admit that she’s addicted to it, saying that it makes her feel alive
and keeps her beautiful.
As lovely as that sounds Julia, the only thoughts going through my head are, at one hand, that
cannot possibly be good for you.
Prion disease is no joke and I can only imagine the different infections that could come from
sharing blood and passing it through another body.
And on another hand, a more important hand…. where are you getting that much blood from??
Moving on to number 2 now we have Video Game Addiction[i].
I’m sure many of you have been hooked on a game before - that’s no accident either
- most games are specifically designed to keep you playing for as long as they possibly
can - but is there a point where this goes too far?
A case in 2010 seemed to say yes.
South Korean police arrested a couple for starving their 3 month old daughter to death
while they played Second Life in an Internet cafe.
For those of you that aren’t familiar with the game, it involves living a literal second
life - complete with jobs, relationships and hobbies.
This couple even raised a virtual girl called Anima while their real daughter starved to
death alone in their home.
They came home after a 12 hour gaming session one night to find their daughter had died.
Taking on the winning spot at number 1 is Drinking Urine.[j] If you have a weak stomach,
this one won’t settle nicely with you.
Some people drink soda…some drink water… and apparently a 53 year old woman prefers
to drink her own urine.
She only wants to go by her first name, Carrie, which makes total sense.
She was featured on the hit show My Strange Addictions, and rightfully so.
That’s where she admitted she has been addicted to drinking urine for more than 4 years.
She drinks about 80 ounces of her own urine each day, sometimes by glass, and sometimes
even using a Neti pot to drink it nasally.
She has no shame in saying, and I quote, “ I drink almost all the urine that comes out
of my body.
It tastes like water to me”.
I’m sure you’re like me, wondering why she ever started doing this.
Apparently it relieves her from stress.
She even goes on to add that she will put the urine in her eyes, use it to brush her
teeth and save it to rub on her skin.
I think I’ve said enough… you get the point.
Well there you go, a list of 10 addictions to make you feel positively normal.
Which one of those was the strangest?
Do you guys have any strange addictions?
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