Is it really flashbacks needed for ptsd

[binchilling]

I KNOW i have trauma response and dissosication but I didn't diagnosed with PTSD or trauma disorder. And i heard FLASHBACK neccesary for diagnosis but I don't have as far as I know, can I diagnose or not ?

 

[NettieUnsteady]

I wasn't experiencing flashbacks either that why I thought I didn't have PTSD.
So I asked my therapist this exact question and he told me that flashbacks aren't necessary to have a diagnosis of PTSD.

 

[Sideways]

No need to guess what the diagnostic criteria are for PTSD:
PTSD Diagnosis - Adult