I've been married to a gaming addict for over 23 years. I looked for help everywhere. I do realize he has depression but I saw his physical and mental health deteriorate with the increased gaming. 10 years in, when his mental health became a permanent condition and he stopped working, he gamed every waking moment, I knew he would never recover from either problem. The whole time I cried, begged, threatened, sabotaged his computer. Nothing worked and the kids and I were neglected 99% of the time. About 8 years ago I gave up trying. I told him that the game wins and I no longer wanted or needed his companionship. I am a single person and it's time I faced my reality and stopped blaming him for my wasted life. He happily took that win and continued gaming. 18 months ago I got on a dating app and started dating. He went ape shit and I told him I have every right to date. He stopped playing instantly but it didn't really matter to me. He actually told me that he would have stopped years ago but he knew I'd never leave. Now I date and he is miserable. He only games on days I go out and all the others he try's to win me back. This is not necessarily advice, just what happened to me. Now that I know an actual attempt to leave him would have fixed this, I wish I had been brace enough to do it.