Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
Five Attempts in a Year, the Longest Two Months: 'This Is the Last Cigarette'
After five on-and-off attempts since the previous October — the longest two months — and a relapse after drinking, a community member woke with chest pain and a muddled head, and declared the current cigarette the last one.
Experience snapshot
- Years smoking
- Not reported
- Cigarettes per day
- Not reported
- Quit attempt number
- 6 (at least; five in the past year)
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Main challenge
Morning chest pain, Muddled thinking during the day
Emotional state
Describes feeling like a failure and losing confidence.
Reported outcome
Declared the current cigarette the last one.
Relapse
Yes — Drinking (most recent relapse)
What can be learned
The memory of a relapse's worst feelings can become a protective tool for the next attempt.
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.