Completely. I talk myself out of my dx all the time. No, I was just stressed out. It was med induced. It was just a phase. A freak occurrence. Then I go off meds. Then I get in trouble because, of course, the condition is real.

It took a true non med induced psychotic break to get me to see the seriousness of this. I'm still not stable and feeling like I never will be, but at least it's better than before.

But I don't think you're a dummy. Bipolar is a tough thing to accept. You're not dumb for struggling with it.