One thing I am still trying to understand - my NP told me she believed her daughter was BPD but had a BP diagnosis, and she believed her daughter would be insulted if she knew what her mother thought...

I really want to ask why. But I am afraid to.... not sure how BPD would be worse, it is actually believed by researchers to be more common than BP or schizophrenia. Maybe personality disorders are considered more of a flaw somehow.