Wow! I didn't know that you could get service animals for things like this! If I'd known, I'd have got one ages ago!
I have flashbacks and I know just how distracting and scary they can be.. Yeah, maybe they can't physically hurt you, but mentally, if they keep popping up, they can really damage your feelings about certain things, like you not wanting to go back to your teacher in case they were angry with you for running out.. I' sure they'll understand if you explain :)
You should keep copies of the papers with you, so that you can prove to lecturers that your cat is a certified service animal, and to be perfectly onest, there's not much that they can do about it.. If having an animal with you is what helps you to stay calm, then so be it, I know it helps me too.. They can't treat you like that and expect you to be fine with it, because they're just making things worse for you, that doctor was completely out of order and I can't believe she said that you were wasting her time.. She could have spoken to someone higher up for you and helped you be able to have the cat with you..
I hope you manage to get this sorted out soon, chin up, it'll all be ok in the end, I'm sure that if you keep pushing on it, eventually they'll have to accept. And no, you are wrong.. you do deserve to be here, you deserve all the time people give you and that doctor was the one who was in the wrong, not you.. you can't help having flashbacks and i know just how it feels to not know what to do about them, if you need time out, take it and then explain to the lecturer afterwards, I'm sure they'll understand.
Good luck x
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