10 Signs You're Suffering From Doctor Who Withdrawal Syndrome

6. You're Convinced That Every Statue Is Secretly Out To Get You

And who knows? They probably are. One of Doctor Who's most infamous selling points is its effortless ability to make its audience absolutely terrified of everyone and everything around them. Seriously, the real world has never felt so scary and the show's writers (though let's be honest, it's mostly down to Steven Moffat - *shakes fists*) are wholly to blame. So, the next time you're walking through your town centre and pass an innocent statue, try not to dwell too heavily on the fact that it's secretly a Weeping Angel that's poised to zap you back in time as soon as your back is turned. Usually you're levelheaded enough to shake off the sneaking suspicion that you're being watched by an alien adversary but, as this list has already established, when you're suffering from DDWS (that's Doctor Who Withdrawal Syndrome, by the way) then the lines between what's real and what's not become increasingly blurred. As a wise man once said, "of course it is happening inside your head, but why on Earth should that mean that it is not real?" Sorry. Wrong franchise. Besides, Weeping Angels aren't real, and you jolly well know it, too... but then again, what if they are? At least the Doctor would come running to save you if you were attacked by one which would solve some of your problems, at least. You would be in the past somewhere, of course, so the chances are you'd have to wait even longer for the next series. You might even end up stuck in a time where television isn't even a thing yet or, even worse, during the show's prolonged 16 year hiatus. The latter doesn't even bear thinking about...
Doctor Who Editor
Doctor Who Editor

Dan Butler is the Doctor Who Editor at WhatCulture.com. When he isn't writing his own articles or editing other people's, he can be found trawling the internet for gifs of Steven Moffat laughing. Contact him via dan.butler@whatculture.co.uk.