This just sounds like an addict bargaining to me. Like an alcoholic trying to figure out if they can handle a glass of wine because they use to drink vodka. Yo

This just sounds like an addict bargaining to me. Like an alcoholic trying to figure out if they can handle a glass of wine because they use to drink vodka. You obviously can't have a healthy relationship with video games or else it would never come to posting this. I mean one of the hardest things with beating any addiction long term after the initial battle is what to do with all the free time and the boredom. I would think some kind of time consuming, non-digital hobby would be best as a replacement. Maybe try reading too about other people going through gambling addictions or other types of non-substance addictions to see how what you are asking is almost stereotypical in a sense with addictions.