Ask HN: Does working with computers have a negative influence on life for you?

Beeing in front of computer screens 8+ hours a day coding away and solving problems is degrading my general life. I like my job. But every time I go from a relatively "free" life to developper, I notice the changes in my life :

* social skills degrade. Simple social situations such as greetings, meeting new people, goes from beeing extremely natural to sort of akward

* memory suffers, I am more likely to forget little things. It sort of "blurs" all together

* becoming more clumsy in general

* feeling much less in the present. I'm less focused on what happens around me and spend more time "daydreaming" even off work, thinking about random things. The days come and go without leaving much impression

* more detached from life. For example after finishing work, if I take a walk in a park for example. I would feel like I'm watching the scene though a screen or a film. Watching a beautiful scenery won't "touch" me like before. Sleeping with someone won't leave me the same effect as before

Whenever I use computers less, everything gets back to normal. I become more confident and confortable in social life, and feel in the present moment.

I suspect it's not even related to my job. I sort of had the same side effects when I used to play a lot of video games every day. The days I got off computers I discovered a "new me" more confident and in the present. But computers beeing my skills, I have to work with them.

I get enough sleep and I do various activities when off work, but it still happens

Anyone experienced this ?