![Obsessive Compulsions and Strange Fixations Are Back in a Compelling New Season of TLC’s “My Strange Addiction” [VIDEO]](https://mortystv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/my-strange-addiction.webp)
TLC today announced the return of the fan-favorite series MY STRANGE ADDICTION with a new season of compelling compulsions and fascinating fixations, premiering Wednesday, January 7, 2026, @ 9PM ET/PT. The series explores the unfiltered stories of people whose obsessive behaviors have taken over their lives. Each episode dives into bizarre, real-world situations, revealing how these addictions shape daily routines and impact the way they navigate the world.
“Over the years, MY STRANGE ADDICTION has built a passionate fan base that never stopped talking about it, sharing the most viral moments, and asking when we’d bring it back,” said Alon Orstein, SVP of Production and Development, TLC. “The new season delivers everything people love about the series. It’s bold, surprising, and completely unforgettable. TLC is proud to continue showcasing the stories that endlessly captivate audiences, with the real and extraordinary human experiences you truly cannot find anywhere else.”
In the season premiere, Wendy from Florida reveals her lifelong habit of eating two pounds of raw meat a day at her fiancé’s family BBQ, prompting concern over the health risks she’s long ignored. In Las Vegas, Craig, a bodybuilder whose teenage bulking hobby has spiraled into a 360-pound obsession, faces a stark choice between his dream physique and his deteriorating health. And Kathryn in Virginia is a serial food snorter. She has abandoned chewing her food after a college dare and now blends and snorts all her meals, prepares to confess her secret to her new boyfriend Alex, unsure whether he’ll accept her habit or head for the hills.
Further addictions this season will range from Anthony, a performer whose love of the stage and theater was the gateway to eating several makeup products a week, to Carlos, who insists his daily bug-eating habit is harmless despite his partner’s fears. Sarah, a young woman whose relationship with an AI chatbot boyfriend begins to strain her close-knit family, while Kaylyn copes with childhood grief by foraging and eating grass every day. Socratis, a veteran battling PTSD, has filled his home with more than a hundred snakes after discovering their calming effect, and Tajah, a 35-year-old whose lifelong thumb-sucking habit has caused skin damage and derailed her dating life.
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MY STRANGE ADDICTION is produced by Exit Four Media for TLC.
