The show premiered in 2010 and graced television screens with new episodes until 2015, as noted byIMDb.
This is the truth about “My Strange Addiction.”
In some cases, going on the show seems like another way to find fame.
Take Trisha Paytas, for example.
Discovering the root of the addiction."
She debutedtaxidermy shoesin 2013 and is now afamous taxidermistwith celebrity clients in New York City.
When the episode aired,other peoplein the Lolita subculture were angry and frustrated with the portrayal.
Are ‘My Strange Addiction’ fans sometimes duped?
However, Carrie was in fact engaging in urine therapy to treat her cancer.
While urine therapy isn’t a medically proven therapy, it alsoisn’t anything new.
This also raised speculation among other Lolitas onRedditabout whether those who were featured in the show were similarly duped.
She alsoshared, “It is a simple hobby, and not even my biggest hobby, either.”
But arguably more important than the amount that Lauren was paid was what it actually cost her.
That stipulation ended up being a bigger issue than Lauren had realized.
That’s right, things weren’t just tweaked in editing, they were scripted from start to finish.
“At no point did I ever do anything I would normally do,” Lauren shared.
“I have a completely normal life outside of this,” she continued.
She revealed on theReddit AMAthat she started being harassed as well.
“I received quite a few empty death threats from that.”
Luckily, Lauren said the harassment stopped after about two months.
But Lauren isn’t the only “My Strange Addiction” alum to have suffered harassment.
But all that spotlight also led to some bullying.
Williams had her nails cut short in April of 2021, according toGuinness World Records.
