10 Signs You're Suffering From Doctor Who Withdrawal Syndrome

3. You're Partaking In Doctor Who Marathons... Daily

Doctor Who fans are always indulging in encore screenings of the Time Lord's ongoing adventures but you know that your withdrawals have reached an all time high when you can't even get through one day without rewatching an episode or five. Thank God for Netflix and the abundance of DVDs, eh? How on Earth did they cope in the 60s?! Be warned if you're feeling particularly emotional or nostalgic because in that case it will feel like you're watching them for the first time, too. You'll cry all over again when a character dies, you'll rejoice when the world is saved from yet another extraterrestrial excursion and you'll end up rolling on the floor laughing whenever the Eleventh Doctor announces that " is cool". It's odd, really, because these moments have never had such a profound effect on you before. You haven't had any new Who for weeks, though, and it's just reminding you how gobsmackingly beautiful it all is. It'll no doubt reach the point where you're staying up all night ("Just... one... more... episode...") and the early morning birds will be tweeting by the time you finally decide to hit 'pause' on your DVD player. You'll probably want to avoid looking at yourself in the mirror straightaway because you'll probably look something like Amy Pond in the picture above. A sight that would make even the Cybermen turn away in fear. It goes to a whole other level when you start sacrificing your social life in order to partake in another marathon. Social lives aren't generally something that Doctor Who fans have to worry about, though.
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.