Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)

Valentine's Day 2017: A Memorable Date to Quit

A smoker with over ten years of history and a longest previous quit of four months (with occasional slips) chose Valentine's Day 2017 as a date easy to remember — day 12 at the time of the report.

Experience snapshot

Recovery day
Day 12
Recovery stage
First Two Weeks
Quit method
Reading-based program (Allen Carr)
Years smoking
10+ years
Cigarettes per day
Not reported
Quit attempt number
3–4 previous attempts
Age group
Not reported
Gender
Not reported

Reported outcome

Smoke-free at day 12.

What can be learned

A memorable quit date is a small but useful anchor for a quit.

Evidence status

This is a single community report (community-report). It describes one person's experience. It does not constitute medical advice or scientific evidence.

This page summarizes a community-reported personal experience. It does not constitute medical advice or scientific evidence. Identifying details have been removed.