Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
14 Years on the Quit Forum: One Morning Craving Won, One Lost in the Car
A forum member since 2011 describes the daily reality of an unresolved quit: morning craving resisted, then a cigarette smoked in the garage car — while symptoms like tears, cough and rhinitis keep mounting.
Experience snapshot
- Years smoking
- Not reported
- Cigarettes per day
- Not reported
- Quit attempt number
- Not reported
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Main challenge
Frequent colds, Watery eyes, Cough, Phlegm, Rhinitis, Dizziness
Craving
Morning urge to smoke, resisted at home; smoked while driving out of the underground garage.
Emotional state
Wants to quit but describes the resolve as not yet firm.
What happened
Resisted the morning craving, then smoked in the car.
Reported outcome
Not smoke-free; describes the pattern of wanting to quit without following through.
What can be learned
Awareness of the harm (smoking worsens the dizziness, watery eyes and congestion) is not yet enough without a firm decision.
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.