First, make sure you are using version 1.2 and the
1.3 hotfix. Version 1.0 of the mod is almost unplayable.
The struggle bar has three different colors; green, pink and flashing, dark pink. You have to struggle while it's green, and stop when it gets pink. If you struggle while the bar is flashing you decrease your process.
Also, make sure to always almost have full Willpower. How much you can struggle depends on how much Willpower you have, so if you ever get caught with low Willpower you won't be able to escape.
So you have to run towards the enemy(s), hit them one or two times, then run away and wait for your Willpower to recharge.
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How do I avoid / remove curiosity? It somehow maxes out rapidly, I cannot remove it in the base, and I always die in level 3.2 (iirc) because the game constantly forces me to sit on the chairs.