Not sure if this is a bipolar thing or not. I tend to be rather gullible. But it depends on the person talking to me. Like I can always tell when my dad is telling me tales just to try to get me. I know he's like that and I grew up with him, so I know when he's trying to pull my leg. But my husband is that way, too. But I can't tell when he's pulling my leg. He could tell me the sky turned purple and I would go check. LOL.

But I think that's just me.

On the other hand, it says people with bipolar have poor judgement (which causes risk taking.) But I know it causes other problems. Like I think that's why I had so much trouble holding a job. My reasoning skills weren't what I thought they were. It seemed perfectly reasonable to quit a job at a store because I didn't want to offer people the company credit card if they spent so much money. Or to quit because "it wasn't a real enough job." Or other stupid reasons like that. So maybe believing rumors has something to do with that.

As for them getting you all upset, I have repetitive obsesive and racing thoughts. When something upsets me it races through my head on a continuous loop and makes me feel like I'm going crazy. Sometimes these thoughts last only a day or a few hours, but more likely they can be troublesom for me for weeks, months, and even years. I used to replay all the bad things that happened to me in Junior high/ high school every night and couldn't sleep due to obsessing over the past. I did this until I was 25 years old! Thankfully all of that I've put behind me now, but whenever something bad happens I just find myself trapped in the loop.

So, I would say because it has a negative impact on your life, that's something you should tell your doctor.