Hashem Help Me wrote on 20 Apr 2018 04:10:
Welcome to a place where you can b'ezras Hashem be helped. One idea that has worked for many of us is when we see someone that triggers us we daven/say tehillim that that person have a good day, be able to pay their bills, feel well, etc. This de-objectifies them and makes us view them as people.
Well said HHM and great explanation in the previous post on the science of how the de-objectification takes place.
For me, in addition to the generic prayer for the woman's well-being I add an opening line/prayer and a closing line/prayer that does wonders for me.
Opening Line - "God I feel disgusting, that I'm lusting/objectifying after one of your spiritual creations."
(Once I say the word "disgusting" the power that she had over me starts to dissipate rapidly. Also important to note that by saying this line I'm not judging myself and being disgusted at myself (which never helps), but rather I'm describing a feeling that feels disgusting.)
Closing Line - "May she be a spiritual light and blessing unto the world." (This really helps me to think of her as a spiritual being capable of creating infinite spiritual light which inevitably transforms her from just being an object of lust).
So my 30 second prayer when I see/hear someone triggering goes like this:
"God I feel disgusting, that I'm lusting/objectifying after one of your spiritual creations.
Please bless her with a good day, with a loving husband and marriage, with wonderful kids, to be able to pay her bills, to feel well, to have whatever she dreams for etc.
May she be a spiritual light and blessing unto the world."
Works like magic for me.