It didn't seem to him like he was putting himself down when he was describing something akin to symptoms. It was cause and effect, and it really did start to seem to him that maybe it was a double-ended problem of lacking comprehension.

He couldn't help for the exasperated sigh and roll of his eyes as Tony pushed. "When have we not been in danger? You are not responsible for any of the threats I've gone through. None of our previous encounters have ever been life-threatening, and as mentioned before, you even helped me get through some of those."