I do not use the word relapse in regards to BP either. Or the word recovery for that matter. To me they both refer to addiction issues. And we've got enough stigma as it is. And assumptions out there, like that we "all" have substance problems too (yes, many do, but for those of us who don't it's extremely frustrating to run into this ignorance/prejudice). So, to me, it only muddies the waters and somehow suggests that maybe their linkage is some universal situation. This aside from the fact that the words don't fit the realities of BP. We have recurrance or absence of symptoms. Those words make sense.

But "relapse" or "recovery" in regards to BP? You'll never hear them from me. Not ever.

I'm not just indifferent to their use. I'm actively and very much against them.