Husband won’t work

I need an outside perspective because I’m too close to this issue. I don’t need to hear “just divorce him!” No. Not helpful.

So…
My husband is wealthy. Was when we got together, and still is. He quit his job last year to hang out with our kids while they’re still young. Awesome sauce. Great. All good dad stuff. We are in no trouble financially.
The issue is that beyond spending time with the boys, all he does is play computer games.
He used to mow the lawn. No more. He used to enjoy some gardening. Nope. What about those home improvements you wanted to do? Uh uh. He was working toward a black belt in jiu jitsu, and he just abandoned it.
I am really concerned for his health! Like, he isn’t doing anything he used to do, and in the last two months, he doesn’t even seem to want to hang with the boys very much, which was the whole point.
I think it’s a video game addiction, but I have no idea how to help him stop it, and it’s also kinda annoying to see him sitting all day while I’m running around taking the boys to their activities.
What are your thoughts, ladies?

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It sounds like he could be goi g through something with his mental health. Possibly depression?
Quitting your job sounds lovely in theory but when you have nothing to tether you then it can be really confusing. It sounds like he was doing lots of things with goals (earing belts, home projects etc) but if he's lost his main focus then he may be feeling lost.
If I were you, I'd approach this in one of two ways; either a full conversation about how this is impacting you - trying to steer clear of the 'you just do nothing' argument as that would not be helpful or start a small project together to try and kick start that mentality again.

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It’s super hard to motivate yourself when you don’t have a routine, I have trouble with this if I have too many days off by myself. I always think I can do it later. Routines can be crucial, he needs to find a hobby or a gym class or something that gets him up and out.

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