Computer Screen Anxiety

Sorry I am posting so much but these are all questions I've been mulling for months and I appreciate all the responses I get to these questions, as most people in my life if I went into detail about this stuff would just think I am nuts.

Anyone else sometimes get a surge of anxiety if they have been reading on a computer screen for an extended period of time?

Yep! I'm a graphic artist/writer. After staring at the screen for too long, when I get up or look away, I get a rush of anxiety.

I think it's just that things look a little different, because our eyes have adjusted to the backlit screen, so other things look less vibrant than they should. Kinda like a flash of minor derealization.

I notice coworkers who will rub their face, touch their hair, or exhibit other signs of minor anxiety when they stand up from the computer. So, maybe it isn't too unusual.

Hi,
I spend many hours at a computer screen and for me it is not the screen as such that brings on my anxiety its from bad posture, i know this is the problem but i have been sitting this way for many years it is so hard to try and change.
After sitting for just a short tome now i get incredible pain in my shoulder back,and sternum, as ts health anxiety i mostly suffer from as soon as i am in pain i start to worry and panic.
Ofcourse we need to work so the only thing i can advise is to ensure you are have regular breaks, take a walk now and again, drink plenty of water and you could get your eyes tested to ensure you are not straning too much as tention could be causing you to get anxed up.
Jenna
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This is such an old thread... but I can't believe I found it! Hopefully someone will see this. I have tried everything, but I may have stumbled on something that might work? I changed to a computer with a 50Hz refresh rate. And I put a bluelight filter on it. I get a MASSIVE rush of anxiety after getting up from my other laptop. I'm hoping to figure this out because I really need to work on a computer, it's my job. So anyone out there that can offer any thoughts it would be appreciated, and I hope that everyone is feeling well.

A few years ago, I was on the computer for several hours one day. And after being on it for so long that day, all of a sudden my facial muscles tightened up. It was an odd feeling. So I just got off the computer when it started and it went away after just a few minutes. It hasn't happened to me since.

Not sure it is just anxiety. I have Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder including Lupus.
UV rays, or blue-light exacerbates Lupus.
What you mention is the same feeling I get when out in the sun too long, or inside the
shopping mall too long.