wonderings of a stupid idiot face

Imagine 2 scenarios:

Scenario One: a stupid person; an idiot for all intensive purposes, says to himself "I'm just an idiot!", in a certain self loathing way.

one of his friends come up to him and says "oh Joe, you're not an idiot" and he sits there while the idiot is crying, and he just says "you're not an idiot, Joe"

Scenario Two: an intelligent person that just feels like an idiot at the time, says to himself "I'm just an idiot" in the same kind of self loathing way.

One of his friends come up to him and says "Bob, you're not an idiot!"
and bob thinks to himself. "he's just saying that"

and then his friend goes on. "bob you're seriously not an idiot. remember that time we did..."

really you can fill in anything about how bob was the smart one in the situation and his skills helped them. or his friend was in a jam and bob helped him out of it.

His friend keeps on going, "bob, listen, if you're an idiot, then that makes me a de-evolved caveman." and his friend just keeps on going until bob realizes he is not an idiot, he is just a regular guy that feels like an idiot at the time.

the difference between these 2 scenarios is first of all, Joe is an idiot, while bob is not. they both feel like they are, but only one of them is.
the second difference is that because bob is not an idiot, he has a friend there to say so. there is evidence supporting the friends findings and all is well.


I just have one question, if I say, "oh I'm just an idiot" and nobody says anything,

Doesn't that make me really an idiot.

I would say it probably does... But how would i know. I'm just an idiot.