How to Reduce Insanity

Insanity is a mechanic that reduces the maximum stamina you can have in Graveyard Keeper 2. Learn how to reduce insanity and know how to manage your insanity levels.

How to Reduce Insanity

Buy and Drink Alcohol from the Village Tavern

Village Tavern
The Village Tavern provides alcohol that you can buy and drink to reduce your current insanity build up.

Can Later be Crafted in a Brewing Stand

Once you upgrade the tech tree later on, you'll be able to build a Brewing Stand in your garden. Using the necessary materials, you'll be able to craft Beer in your inquisitor's base.

Some Food Also Reduce Insanity

Berry Pie
Certain food like the Berry Pie will massively restore your stamina while also reducing your current insanity build up. They are great food to bring as you can use them to lessen your insanity build up during your activities.

Firewater in the Insanity's Description Refers to Alcohol

The insanity's description mentions that insanity can go down with fire water, however, fire water is a mistranslation and it also refers to alcohol.

How to Prevent Massive Insanity Buildup

Sleep When Tired

Lack of Sleep
Staying awake for a long time will cause Keeper to become sleepy and tired. During this state, activities that increase insanity will increase your insanity even further. It is recommended to sleep when tiredness is active to avoid further delibitating effect from insanity.

Insanity Obtained from Tiredness is Removed After Sleeping

Once you're tired, you will also gain insanity. Sleeping after getting the tired status will remove the insanity that is obtained this way.

Reduce Grave-Related Activities

Autopsy Table Menu
Graveyard Keeping activities will whittle down your insanity. This involves performing autopsies and extracting organs, burying graves, etc.

Focus Inhuman Activities in Bulk Then Remove Insanity in the Tavern

To manage your insanity while not being encumbered in most of your daily activities, group up grave keeping activities that increase insanity in one go. This will massively build up your insanity levels. Once done, you can head into the tavern to heal up your built up insanity in one go.

This will let you maximize your stamina and have little to no insanity during other activities such as gardening, carpentry, and other activities.

Always Carry Alcohol

Alcohol is the main item to reduce insanity but you don't necessarily have to buy it in the tavern then consume it immediately. You can buy a huge bulk of them then always carry them with you so you can remove unwanted insanity whenever you need to.

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