I just finished the quest Remove The Curse for Finn in the Farmlands. Now, when I was doing this quest, I had to go in the basement of Haunted Abbey. In here, the booby traps were plentiful, I'll have you know. And I noticed that one of the traps seemed to drain my stamina so I couldn't run past the enemies. I finished up the quest, WALKED all the way back to Finn and thought the regeneration would start when the quest was finished.
Nope.
When I use minor stamina, it just drains it. Please help!

It can be left at the Cursed Abbey as it will not disappear.
The only purpose I can see for the axe is to drain your stamina causing you much distress by not knowing why it is happening . . . =)

This was almost a game stopper for me. I did not have the Cursed Abbey item and my stamina would not regenerate / would drain even while standing still.
It's a quest mechanic and I don't want to spoil it, but here is a hint - love is all you need ;P