Another poster has just told me I can’t say I have ptsd because it’s a diagnosis from a doctor and without that I can’t claim I have it.

I am a survivor of child abuse, rape and domestic violence and have been told I have ptsd by a psychologist and therapists but because I live in the U.K. it has not made sense to pursue a diagnosis from a doctor.

I am extremely upset that another poster is telling me “you can’t say you have ptsd you can only say you have stress”.

Is this really allowed? To question how someone else defines their mental health because you believe doctors opinions are all that counts?