These 21 People Have Strange Addictions… That Aren’t Drugs

by Alex Cogen

8.

I pick up and eat sand. Or grit. Or dirt. Basically anything that has a gritty texture, no matter where it is. We had a big hole in our driveway for a while and I would just sit and sift through the concrete dust and chew on it. I’ve googled it, and I think I have a pica problem but the feeling of grit on my teeth is incredibly soothing to me. I don’t swallow it, I spit it out, and it’s like a drug

9.

I pick dead skin off my feet and then place it on the bulb of my bedside light and smell the fumes when it smoulders. I’m sorry.

10.

I search my hair for split ends… THEN I SPLIT THEM! So satisfying.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.