Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
Two Relapses With Clear Triggers, and a Third Attempt at Day 21
A first quit ended at 100 days with a 'reward' cigarette; a second ended at seven months with one drunk cigarette at a friend's wedding. The third attempt is at day 21, lessons learned.
Experience snapshot
- Recovery day
- Day 21
- Recovery stage
- Week 3
- Quit method
- Cold Turkey
- Years smoking
- Not reported
- Cigarettes per day
- Not reported
- Quit attempt number
- 3 (third in progress)
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Reported outcome
Third attempt in progress at day 21.
Relapse
Yes — Attempt 1: a self-reward cigarette at day 100. Attempt 2: drinking at a friend's wedding.
What can be learned
There is no safe 'one cigarette' — both earlier quits ended after a single lapse.
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.
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