I'm 15, became mentally ill at 13, at first I thought it was depression and so did my previous doctors but after taking antidepressants I suddenly got into a hypomanic episode for the first time, been having bipolar's disorder type 2 symptoms ever since. After some time none of the previous doctors could understand why antidepressants "weren't working anymore" I kept jumping from doctor to doctor until I finally stumbled upon a psychiatrist who gave me a treatment that actually worked (olanzapine combined with an antidepressant), this doctor's really good but for some reason refused to give me a diagnosis, after a couple of months I directly asked him about it and he told me to "not worry about stuff like that" which is a huge problem for me because I won't feel valid unless a professional actually tells me that I have it, I also won't feel like I belong in a mentally ill community in general. I'm pretty sure he did tell my mom but refuses to tell me because I'm young, I'm pretty sure I'm old enough to know something like that though? So yeah, I have the symptoms, I'm getting treated with meds that are primarily used to treat bipolar's disorder, I just don't have the full confirmation of a professional, does that still make me valid?