Been doing IF on-and-off for maybe 5 or 6 years. I get the same way. Since you already called this "warrior mode", I'd recommend reading the warrior literature

Been doing IF on-and-off for maybe 5 or 6 years. I get the same way. Since you already called this "warrior mode", I'd recommend reading the warrior literature for tools and techniques to help deal with this in a positive way. If you're new to it, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman is a great introduction and there should be enough references on it to start digging deeper. There is a movie for the book as well but I don't recommend it.