\u00c9g er 22 \u00e1ra str\u00e1kur og \u00e9g er spilaf\u00edkill. \u00c9g \u00e1 m\u00e9r kannski ekki langa s\u00f6gu, enda er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fearf til \u00feess a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a spilaf\u00edkill. \u00c9g s\u00e1 spilaf\u00edkla alltaf fyrir m\u00e9r sem menn \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum aldri, me\u00f0 enga fj\u00f6lskyldu, b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vera spilandi \u00ed allavega 30 \u00e1r og b\u00fanir a\u00f0 spila fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r tugi millj\u00f3na. Ef ma\u00f0ur n\u00e1\u00f0i ekki \u00feessum standard \u00fe\u00e1 var ma\u00f0ur ekki spilaf\u00edkill, fannst m\u00e9r. \u00deetta er alls ekki r\u00e9tt, fjarri lagi, \u00fev\u00ed ungt f\u00f3lk getur alveg eins veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feessa f\u00edkn l\u00edka, \u00fea\u00f0 breytir engu m\u00e1li hva\u00f0 f\u00f3lk hefur spila\u00f0 lengi.<\/p>\n
M\u00edn spilamennska byrja\u00f0i snemma \u00e1 unglings\u00e1runum, sirka 13 \u00e1ra, \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vinir m\u00ednir byrju\u00f0um a\u00f0 spila stundum p\u00f3ker saman, \u00fe\u00f3 bara fyrir mj\u00f6g litlar upph\u00e6\u00f0ir. \u00cd fyrsta skipti sem \u00e9g spila\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 vann \u00e9g, \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i t\u00f6luver\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 mig, \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r fannst svo gott a\u00f0 vinna. \u00deetta h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram \u00ed einhvern t\u00edma en \u00feetta var\u00f0 samt ekkert a\u00f0 neinu vandam\u00e1li, allavega ekki sem \u00e9g t\u00f3k eftir, en \u00feetta h\u00e9lt samt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vaxa hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00deetta var\u00f0 ekki a\u00f0 st\u00f3ru vandam\u00e1li fyrir mig fyrr en \u00e9g var or\u00f0inn 17 \u00e1ra gamall, kominn me\u00f0 b\u00edlpr\u00f3f og byrja\u00f0ur a\u00f0 reykja. \u00de\u00e1 byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 spila \u00ed spilak\u00f6ssum, fyrir afgangs klink sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk fyrir s\u00edgarettupakkann sem \u00e9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 kaupa. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 setja nokkra hundra\u00f0kalla \u00ed og stundum se\u00f0la l\u00edka, ef m\u00e9r fannst kassinn eitthva\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 gefa. Svo \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma, byrja\u00f0i p\u00f3kermenningin a\u00f0 brei\u00f0ast hratt \u00fat, og flest allir vinir m\u00ednir voru byrja\u00f0ir a\u00f0 spila ansi oft. Sumir \u00feeirra voru meira a\u00f0 segja byrja\u00f0ir a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 netinu. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 nokku\u00f0 oft a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 \u00feeim og prufa \u00feetta og fannst \u00feetta alveg gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega gaman.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta var\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega miki\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l fyrir mig \u00feegar \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 netinu. Netspilunin virka\u00f0i vel fyrir mig og m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 h\u00fan gj\u00f6rsamlega helt\u00f3k mig. \u00dear spilar ma\u00f0ur margfalt fleiri hendur \u00e1 miklu styttri t\u00edma og er \u00fev\u00ed mun flj\u00f3tari a\u00f0 tapa ni\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig mj\u00f6g stuttan t\u00edma a\u00f0 tapa \u00f6llum m\u00e1na\u00f0arlaunum m\u00ednum \u00ed gegnum internetp\u00f3ker. Eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 spila \u00e1 netinu \u00fe\u00e1 komu oft t\u00edmar \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 hvarfla\u00f0i a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri spilaf\u00edkill, en \u00fea\u00f0 var bara t\u00edmabundin hugsun sem \u00e9g r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tti s\u00ed\u00f0an me\u00f0 einhverri vitleysi. \u00dea\u00f0 sem kom m\u00e9r l\u00edka \u00e1 \u00f3vart var \u00fea\u00f0 hversu margir spilu\u00f0u p\u00f3ker e\u00f0a einhver \u00f6nnur fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil \u00e1 netinu, ungt f\u00f3lk, og \u00fea\u00f0 spila\u00f0i \u00feetta l\u00edka hvar sem er, jafnvel \u00ed kennslustundum \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum. \u00deetta er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega \u00fatbreitt og \u00fea\u00f0 eru mj\u00f6g miklar l\u00edkur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta fari mj\u00f6g illa me\u00f0 f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 spila fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 internetinu. \u00dear, eins og \u00e9g segi, getur ma\u00f0ur spila\u00f0 svo miklu meira \u00e1 miklu minni t\u00edma, og \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi, eytt miklu meiri peningum. En svona gekk \u00feetta hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00ed ansi langan t\u00edma, ekkert breyttist. <\/p>\n
\u00c9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 gera svo margt sl\u00e6mt, lj\u00faga endalaust, stela peningum og margt fleira, en ekkert ger\u00f0ist fyrr en \u00e9g missti vinnuna m\u00edna, en \u00e9g var rekin \u00fea\u00f0an fyrir a\u00f0 stela. \u00de\u00e1 h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 l\u00edfi\u00f0 mitt v\u00e6ri b\u00fai\u00f0, a\u00f0 enginn myndi hj\u00e1lpa m\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 var alls ekki \u00feannig og \u00f6ll fj\u00f6lskyldan m\u00edn studdi mig og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 finna \u00fat \u00far vandam\u00e1linu. Vi\u00f0 komumst a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri spilaf\u00edkill og a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti auglj\u00f3slega a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 fund fyrir spilaf\u00edkla. Vi\u00f0 fundum \u00fat \u00far \u00fev\u00ed m.a. me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 heimas\u00ed\u00f0u GA-samtakanna (Gamblers Anonymous) og taka \u00fear pr\u00f3f sem er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 taka, og eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g t\u00f3k \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn vafi um hvert vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 v\u00e6ri. \u00dea\u00f0 var gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega erfitt a\u00f0 st\u00edga \u00fea\u00f0 skref, en \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fea\u00f0 besta sem \u00e9g gat gert. GA-fundirnir eru or\u00f0nir hluti af minni r\u00fat\u00ednu \u00ed dag og \u00e1n \u00feeirra v\u00e6ri \u00e9g ekki b\u00fainn a\u00f0 n\u00e1 jafn langt og \u00e9g hef gert.
\nSpilaf\u00edknin ger\u00f0i mig a\u00f0 allt \u00f6\u00f0rum manni, h\u00fan breytti m\u00e9r. Spilaf\u00edknin ger\u00f0i mig a\u00f0 lygara, svikara, fyllti mig af sk\u00f6mm, dr\u00f3g mig miki\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 hverjum deginum sem lei\u00f0, \u00feannig a\u00f0 allir dagar hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r voru mj\u00f6g sl\u00e6mir. M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 alltaf illa, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g var alltaf a\u00f0 leyna einhverju fyrir einhverjum e\u00f0a \u00e9g var a\u00f0 stela o.s.frv. \u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g var a\u00f0 spila \u00fe\u00e1 var m\u00e9r alveg sama um hva\u00f0 a\u00f0rir hugsu\u00f0u um mig, \u00fe\u00e1 hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g bara um sj\u00e1lfan mig og spil. \u00c9g tapa\u00f0i t\u00edmanum oft og sleppti \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega margt vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g sat fastur \u00ed spilum. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c9g er 22 \u00e1ra str\u00e1kur og \u00e9g er spilaf\u00edkill. \u00c9g \u00e1 m\u00e9r kannski ekki langa s\u00f6gu, enda er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fearf til \u00feess a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a spilaf\u00edkill. \u00c9g s\u00e1 spilaf\u00edkla alltaf fyrir m\u00e9r sem menn \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum aldri, me\u00f0 enga fj\u00f6lskyldu, b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vera spilandi \u00ed allavega 30 \u00e1r og b\u00fanir a\u00f0 spila fr\u00e1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1369","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1369"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2217,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1369\/revisions\/2217"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}