Does anybody here get anxiety when you're on the computer and someone comes near the computer? I do, I guess it's mostly because I don't want them to see what I'm writing or whatever..whenever somebody comes near me when on the puter, even if they're not really that close to me I minimize the window until they pass....

Just curious if others do this also?

I do generally cover up what I'm doing, and I'm not sure why...

It depends...at home with my family I don't really mind, well I'll still cover it up if I'm writing a message or something but still it's not such a big deal.
I used to chat and do alot of foruming in school tho and there I was really careful hiding everything and minimizing the windows if anybody got too close

For some reason I don't like talking to my family about what I do online tho
It's like I don't like to mix up my online life with my real life

I do :p But now everyone teases me by pretending they're going to look

Yeah, my sister does that too...and sometimes she'll see what I'm writing and say it out loud for everybody to hear before I cover up..

That gets me so mad..

Definitely, at school- with people I am not comfortable with. Expressing myself and having people "see" things about me makes me feel like they'll judge me in a negative way before they get to know me. And... I SHOULD think, if they do, big deal - their loss, but... I can't. Its like, I feel I have to appear perfect to everyone. Which is ridiculous, but its SOOO hard to stop thinking that way.

I used to get this a lot in my old job as my desk was located in the centre of the room. Everyone could walk past and readily view what I was doing. It really did irritate me, especially when someone happened to walk past and make a general comment about what was on my screen.

and another thing...sometimes I'll laugh about something online and someone will say "what are you laughing at?" and get kinda curious...I really hate that..

I always do it, and I can't find why?

I guess we just don't like people watching what we are doing.

Even offline, I don't like when people watch me do stuff...

Like when I play guitar, I don't like people watching me play..

I think Computer Anxiety is everywhere now-a-days. I think we should try PRANAYAM an old form of Yoga and also good sleep and good healthy foods r help us a lot.

haha it always happens with me! I go like "and why exactly do you care?"

Actually it's not just the peeking that annoys me, I really don't like people stalking into my laptop without my permission.
private stuff like these should remain private, that's how I see it!
but other than that, yea it makes me nervous knowing that someone is watching me chatting or surfing online!

Computer anxiety is a common emotional response to computers characterized by the fear that many adults exhibit.Anxiety usually occurs when something new is being learned. This causes resistance to change and has negative effects on cognitive performance. Adults learning to use computers often fear the unpredictability of computers, public exposure of ignorance, and threat of failure.

yes I guess it's mostly because you don't want them to see what you are writing...


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That's so true, but why is that?
We're definitely not doing or writing anything wrong or shameful, so why do we always want to hide it? and why do we get nervous when people sneak out on us?
Some people might say "Privacy", and some might say "Selfishness", and I totally agree! But why do we feel that anxiety when we're not doing anything wrong, and there's nothing that important to hide anyway! Very weird!