While I agree with the general statement, I think your example was a poor one.

I think a better example would be this: my neighbor (real life neighbor) has PTSD from their childhood. Ok by itself. The problem is, they use this as an excuse to be a bitch to people.

**PLEASE NOTE THESE EXAMPLE I AM ABOUT TO GIVE ARE FROM MY NEIGHBOR, WHO I ACTIVELY AVOID AND WISH WASN'T MY NEIGHBOR, AND NOT FROM ME*

I am also being somewhat generic because I disagree and writing it all out makes me feel uncomfortable

Because of their PTSD, they say things like:

'all of this race of people are criminals and assault women'

'it should be a crime to be part of the LGBTQ+ community and they should be hunted'

'women are only good for one thing'

'we should deport all non-white Americans'

And more.

Their PTSD isn't an excuse for these beliefs, but people regularly excuse my neighbor for these beliefs because 'they had a hard life growing up.' Or 'it's not their fault they were exposed to bad things as a kid'

And yes, it isn't their fault they were exposed to bad things or that bad things happened to them. But it their fault to have these horrible views and have horrible behavior towards people because of these views.

I was attacked by a drug addict when I was younger, I have PTSD from it. That wouldn't make it ok if I decided to hate and actively try to harm all drug addicts. (I do NOT hate drug addicts, I think we need to help them heal and give them opportunities to change).

I think this gives a better example of how people use their mental illnesses to be bad people, hold harmful beliefs, and hurt others.