Depression??

I don't think its the computer per se that causes the feelings of depression in the sense that it is the emissions from it or whatever. I think that prolonged sitting at a computer communicating with people that you don't really know just creates a sense of 'Is this my life?' My computer was broken for about a week and I felt completely bereft and didn't know what to do with myself which is really quite sad. I would imagine that whether laying off the computer gives you a lift or not really depends on what is there to do instead - whether there are meaningful real-life interactions available to you.