Is Fear Really Dangerous or Just a Threat to My Self Image Right Now?

Professor Gohana: We are evolved to have fear as part of a sava survival mechanism, rime. But i think is understanding the context and how fear can be exaggerated and amplified by seeing that fear is not necessarily problematic. Sometimes it may be protective. And luckily, we humans do have some capacity to evaluate, is this actually dangerous, or is this just a threat to my self image right now? Cause it's so interesting.