An excess of cardinal energy leads to a state of 'pioneer syndrome'. A person becomes a hostage to their own impulse, which manifests in the following destructive patterns:

• Phenomenon of Incompleteness: A vast number of started projects with a complete absence of those brought to completion. Energy is spent on the launch but runs dry when routine maintenance is required.
• Emotional Burnout: A constant race for new goals and hyper-reactivity exhaust the nervous system, leading to sharp drops in productivity.
• Conflict and Dominance: Struggling for leadership even where it is not required, which creates chaos in interpersonal relationships and causes rejection from others.

In such a state, peace is perceived as degradation, which forces the person to create artificial crises to maintain a sense of living.