The Bulgarian enters the tournament with the world No 4 ranking after reaching the final of the Rotterdam Open last month.
However, Dimitrov will be looking to avenge his defeat against Roger Federer by trying to challenge for the Indian Wells trophy.
The 26-year-old has been drawn in the second quarter of the draw so could only meet the Swiss star in the semi-final.
But the problem for Dimitorv is that he has never gone beyond the third round of the California tournament in any of his past six attempts.
So in retaliation he has declared war on this year’s opponents in the hope that he can unburden himself.
“Finally my body is starting to understand. I’ve been more consistent,” Dimitrov said.
“I wouldn’t say I’m at peace, I don’t want to be at peace right now. I’m only 26. It’s a war.
“All jokes aside I’m in a place I can push myself on and off the court. When I get to the court I want to push myself to the maximum.
“When I get to the fitness I want to push myself to the maximum.
“I just wanted to kind of continue this momentum going. And I started my off-season kind of early this year.
“My goal was to do very well in Australia. I still had a good result but it wasn’t what I was hoping for.
“I think I just need to keep going with the same attitude. Everything seemed to be in a good way.”
Dimitrov reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January where he lost out to Britain’s Kyle Edmund.
And he claims he loves the pressure of playing in the later rounds.
“I like pressure. You can go out on court at 5-all, 30-all, that’s a nice pressure to have so I always strive on that,” he added.
“I want to do more and more. The people around me have to pace me sometimes.
“One of the things I learnt the most [in 2017] is actually how to rest. I’m still not good at it but I’m getting there.”