I couldn't agree more. It's a pet peeve for me actually. Why? Because it gives people the idea that behaviors that are not part of BP are. I DON'T have those traits, and don't want people to assume that I do. Yet, if BP is dx'd to people who have BPD, that's exactly what happens.

This is not meant as a putdown of anyone with BPD, I just value accuracy a lot, and it bothers me that it is misused like that.

I also agree that they are quite different to one another.