10 Signs You're Suffering From Doctor Who Withdrawal Syndrome

2. You're Refusing To Accept That The Series Is Over "What do you mean Doctor Who isn't on this Saturday? Of course it is. Just you wait!" It doesn't matter how many times you tell yourself this, it just ain't gonna happen. Every time a new Doctor Who episode airs it's like Christmas Day has come early for its legion of devoted fans (unless it's a Christmas Special, in which case it's the best day ever!) and the Doctor wastes no time in becoming the centrepiece of our week when he returns to lighten up on our screens in his latest string of adventures. It's difficult, therefore, to readjust back to real life when the inevitable time comes for the TARDIS to close its doors on yet another series. The process of accepting that your hero is gone for the foreseeable can be particularly traumatic and it generally involves you sitting cross legged in front of your TV every Saturday as you rock backwards and forwards and tell an empty room that "He'll be here... He'll prove you all wrong... just you wait...!". Once you finally admit defeat some 8 hours later, you'll spend the rest of Sunday sitting in a dark room and bawling into your TARDIS blanket. It's not pretty. The first Saturday after a series has ended is always the worst, of course, and unfortunately it's pretty much downhill from there. Every Saturday that passes brings us one step closer to his return, though, so try to focus on that the next time you're wondering what the hell you're going to do on your next Who-less weekend. Take the opportunity to go outside, go see a movie or paint a picture. Or, alternatively, you could just trawl the web for the latest Series 9 updates, which brings us nicely to...