eli5, how is something an explanation but not an excuse mental health wise

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i hear a lot of stuff like “having BPD is an explanation not an excuse for hurting someone” but i genuinely don’t understand how something can be an explanation without being an excuse?

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“Your mental health is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.” Read that here sometime back. What caused us to have the problems we have may not be our fault, but fixing them is our responsibility. You can have it as an excuse or as a goad that pushed you into fixing your life.

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