Atomicc - I can't say that I have done that as an adult. However, as a child I would purposely exaggerate things for attention, and other NON's do as well. There is rumors that they are going to change BPD to IED, Intense Emotion Disorder, or something like that (which seems more fitting). So it makes sense, you want attention in intense ways to get more of a reaction. Maybe the extreme lengths for attention is BPDish. But, people/grown adults do all sorts of things for attention, you see it all the time. We all know some "drama queens" don't we? So as you can see, it's really not all that different.