> In the moment, that is fine, and I might get a lot done. However, afterwards it can hit me hard, and crush my mental state.

"crush my mental state"?

I'm a hero, and a victim... ...of myself.

How about a competency that grows from quiet self-awareness and internal mood regulation?

Is it possible to "nudge" yourself to relax?

Unless there's a missed AI angle here...?

Maybe the "nudge" can be opening a chat window to an agent like Weisenbaum's Eliza: The Doctor, who makes soothing comments and asks inviting questions about your situation and feelings?

If this can be packaged to streamline into apps and websites it could plumb a deep trove of data that correlates arousal with content, both from activity context and self-reports to The Doctor. The possibilities are endless!