Something I've noticed in quit-smoking products is that they often start with:

“When did you quit?”

That's a perfectly reasonable question.

But I kept wondering about everyone whose answer is:

“I haven't yet.”

They still want to quit.

They might already be cutting back.

They may already be getting through some cravings without smoking.

But they haven't had the big Day 1 moment yet.

That's who I built Decrave for.

You don't have to set a quit date to start.

You can just begin with the next craving.

The app keeps track of the cravings you get through without smoking, and that count doesn't reset if you smoke later.

The idea isn't to pretend the cigarette didn't happen.

It's just not to pretend everything before it didn't happen either.

I'm the developer, so obviously I'm biased, but I'd really like feedback from people who've actually lived through quitting:

Would something like this have helped you before your final quit?

Or did you need the hard commitment of a quit date before anything really changed?

If anyone wants to see what I'm talking about, it's called Decrave on iPhone.

Gday

You’re a non smoker? Ex smoker? Relapsing smoker?

Every time you smoke every one of those non smoking mins days week goes in the toilet.

Counts as a fail. Reenforces the nicotine addiction.

If you have just one you will be right back where you started, and where you started was desperately wishing you were where you are right now. - Marvitta

I’m an no smoker cause I havn’t smoker for near 11 years. I have a smoke and I’m a 40 year smoker again. Simple maths

NOPE… Not One Puff Ever

11 minutes ago, Cbdave said:

您好

您是不吸烟者？戒烟者？还是复吸者？

你每次吸烟，一周中所有不吸烟的时间就都白白浪费掉了。

这算作一次失败。会加深尼古丁成瘾。

如果你只拥有一个，你就会回到原点，而你最初的地方，正是你无比渴望拥有现在的一切。——玛维塔

我是个不抽烟的人，因为我已经快11年没抽烟了。但我抽了一根，我就又成了个40年的老烟民了。简单的数学题。

不……一口都没抽过。

I am a relapsed smoker, has tried to quit several times but failed.

Fair point — and I totally get the NOPE mindset.

I’m not saying one cigarette “doesn’t count” or that it’s harmless. It absolutely matters, and yeah, it can pull you straight back into the addiction loop.

What I’m questioning is whether everything before that moment has to count as zero too.

If someone got through 30 cravings without smoking, then slipped once, I’d still say those 30 moments were real. They practiced not acting on the urge 30 times.

So for me it’s not “the smoke doesn’t matter.” It’s more: the slip matters, but the previous progress still happened.

And honestly, 11 years smoke-free is huge. Respect.

Gday

“the slip matters, but the previous progress still happened.”

No it doesn’t. I spent 40 years as a smoker. Giving up, relapsing. Still a smoker.

Stop smoking and you’re not a smoker till you do.

Smoking again is not a bump on a path it’s smoking…..

2 hours ago, Cbdave said:

您好

“这次失误固然重要，但之前的进展仍然取得了。”

不，并非如此。我抽了40年烟。戒过，又复吸了。现在还是个烟民。

戒烟之前，你都不算吸烟者。

再次吸烟不是人生道路上的小坎坷，而是吸烟本身……

I agree, it's very philosophical.

I believe that as long as we have the will to control and resist it, and understand its addictive mechanism, we can gradually reduce the amount of tobacco consumption. When cravings arise, we should exercise self-control and not become its slave every time. This is the key to success.

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