it altered my life a lot, i have to give many hours a day to it, thinking whats right to do, where to invest , how to invest, more over the other online earning opportunities that i was working before forex now get less time. i fully give plenty of time to forex because you have to be precise in deciding what to do. all your thoughts must be in one place before you invest in forex. so atleast for me you can call it a full time job, besides what i earn offline.