You are correct as far as you go, but gaming that heavily is often caused by (and hence a symptom of) other problems, such as depression. If you simply force t

You are correct as far as you go, but gaming that heavily is often caused by (and hence a symptom of) other problems, such as depression. If you simply force the gamer to quit, the underlying problems persist, and may continue to manifest themselves in similarly harmful/unconstructive/however-you-choose-to-describe-it behaviour such as a 100-hour-a-week TV habit. A gaming habit is frequently (usually?) a symptom rather than the root cause of the problems, although poor life decisions can exacerbate depression making it hard to disentangle the two.