There are four Skills that help survivors manage their level of Fear. They are Optimist, Counselor, Cold Fish and Cheerleader.
Optimist
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Faster fear recovery after exposure to the living dead. Bonus to fear recovery.
| Rank | Cost | Total SP Cost |
| 10% | 1 | 1 |
| 20% | 5 | 6 |
| 30% | 10 | 16 |
| 40% | 15 | 31 |
| 50% | 20 | 51 |
CounselorEdit
Help the squad members deal with shock. Faster fear recovery for the whole squad.
| Rank | Cost | Total SP Cost |
| 1% | 40 | 40 |
Cold FishEdit
Less affected by death and disaster. Fear increases more slowly when moving through areas of high Z-Density.
| Rank | Cost | Total SP Cost |
| 5% | 1 | 1 |
| 10% | 5 | 6 |
| 15% | 10 | 16 |
| 20% | 15 | 31 |
| 25% | 20 | 51 |
CheerleaderEdit
Snap out of shock in the field. Fear increase more slowly for all squad members when moving through Z-Density.
| Rank | Cost | Total SP Cost |
| 1% | 40 | 40 |
