Hi,
I agree with you that smoking is a harmful habit and it has nothing good for our health. I believe that there are no reasons to start smoking. For my shame, however, I smoked for 5 years. I am not proud of it, and I’m thankful to my family and friends who’ve supported me when I decided to quit.
My quitting adventure started from the VapingDaily articles on how to quit (here is one of them https://vapingdaily.com/quit-smoking/home-remedies-to-quit-smoking/). I read a lot of different literature and watched many videos on YouTube with useful recommendations (such as this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSEbLX94Tk). Be honest, it was very hard not to smoke and I felt depressed, angry, and irritated. But every person around me supported me and gave me strength to stand it. Also, I had a really great motivation. I wanted a child and my girlfriend told me if I quit, we could try. So, for the sake of my future children I struggled and succeeded.
Now, I am 9 months nicotine-free. It was not easy but I did it. And everyone can!
Currently, my girlfriend is my wife and we are waiting for our first baby.
If you still believe that smoking is cool, you are fooled. It is cool to be healthy, fit, and do sports.
Hope, my story will inspire someone, and I help someone to quit.
Good luck everyone!