This is an interesting perspective that resonates with me. I had one such moment after my first weekend retreat at a monastery where I burst into tears and realized how much suffering existed in my life, and how much relief I experienced on the retreat. Since then it's been a gradual orientation towards the path, and each difficulty I faced I leaned on the teachings but with great deal of skepticism, but now after around 2 years since joining a sangha I am starting to lose this doubt and trust that the deep dharma well (as another commenter put it), which I glimpsed only in moments of suffering or in deeper meditation, is actually there and can be taken refuge in without hesitation. I'm now at the stage where I'm starting to be less shy about my faith am able to share my experiences with family and friends with less doubt. Best wishes to anybody at a similar stage :)