Stress will steadily increase every turn if horror is not treated with something like Laudanum. It acts a lot like bleeding, but with added stress.
Horror is a status ailment that's been in the game since before the expansion. Laudanum is probably the simplest of the new items. So in this short guide, we're going to go over both those items and what you need to be doing with them. This is especially true for Laudanum and The Blood. But some of those new items are giving players trouble, as their uses aren't entirely clear.