Its a cycle of escapism.
Playing video games to some is a way to escape the pressures of life. Some people play a lot of video games because they really just can't face responsibilities or even because they are ashamed of how they see themselves in the real world.
Playing a lot of games thus strengthens the thought that your not good enough in the real, so you play even more to forget. Vicious cycle. I know cause I had a friend back in the day go through it.
The only solution is a cut off cold turkey. Im talking sell all consoles, monitor the PC for any game data and erase it. It is gonna be a hard time but you have to convince the person they hit rock bottom and there is no other way. Eventually my friend re-enroled into school, moved up in his job, and now has a steady girlfriend. When you spend hours on playing video games to instead better yourself in real life, you'd be impressed.
I really hope this helps.
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