While it's possible, because of the overlap I think there is more likely usually a question of which construct is a better fit for an individual's set of symptoms.
You may find this video of key researcher Bessel van der Kolk giving a talk at Yale on the differences between BPD, PTSD, and CPTSD to be helpful. I found it so compelling that I've watched the whole thing more than once, and it got me sorted out on which happens to be the accurate construct for me, better understanding now the whole array of constructs and the evidence for each.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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