Being the visual creatures that many addicts are, magazines can stimulate them into unhealthy thoughts. Magazines have made addiction of various types seem glamorous. Magazines are created to get you into a fantasy state, so you buy their products. The magazines I am talking about are pop magazines, not pornography magazines. Hopefully, this is already a set boundary.

Whether it be a mailed magazine, catalog, or one purchased at a store, you may want to set a boundary to also include catalogs. Even men's and women's fashion and health magazines are riddled with inappropriate stories and advertisements, so think about the appropriateness of these materials as well. If you are choosing to recover successfully, be honest with yourself, as far as the ones you can, and cannot participate in. Your boundaries may change in the future as you move further along in recovery.

From: Recovery for Everyone