First and foremost, mental illness is a reason, not an excuse. Having a mental illness, regardless of how severe or troubling it is to oneself, doesn't not make it an excuse or free pass to hurt or trigger others.

It's sickening to see people say things like "I have autism/I'm bipolar/I have Tourette's, schizophrenia, psychosis," whatever and etc, "that's why I hurt you" as if the other party is supposed to forgive and forget. They may understand and even sympathize with said person who has the condition, but it doesn't erase the problem. It doesn't changed the damage that has been done. The people hurt has ever right to remain upset and angry.

This also escalates the problem to a further degree because using mental illness/conditions as an excuse makes other people with said mental issue look bad. To an impressionable person, you've now created an image in their mind that all people with this mental condition are potentially bad, further building the stigma around mental illness. By fostering this idea that mentally ill people can get away with whatever they want simply because of their issue, it makes it harder for them to actually seek help.

So to wrap this up, if you are someone does in fact struggle with a mental illness or condition, do not use it as a shield to hide behind when you've done something wrong. Stop victimizing yourself to your victims. You are a person and like everyone else, you must face your problems.

(I feel like I need to make a whole separate book to expand upon this issue. )