is this why I bounce off walls?

Even when I've inhabited a space for sometime I find myself bumping into walls. My balance seems to shift ever so slightly and I lose my footing. It looks like there is a possibility my poor balance in directly caused by my bipolar disorder.

The University of Indiana recently conducted a study to determine if issues with balance, motor control and posture are an actual aspect of bipolar disorder.

These issues (bumping into walls, for example) have largely been reported by people with bipolar disorder; however, scientists have been trying to determine if poor motor control is an aspect of bipolar disorder and not a side effect.

The current information available seems to indicate that poor motor skills may indeed be an inherent property of bipolar disorder.

I found this really interesting quote in the article "Bipolar disorder: Mind-body connection suggests new directions for treatment, research"

It appears that people with bipolar disorder process sensory information differently and this is seen in their inability to adapt their movement patterns to different conditions, such as eyes open vs. eyes closed or feet together vs. feet apart," said Hong, whose research focuses on how humans control motion. "The different conditions will cause people to use the information their senses provide differently, in order to allow them to maintain their balance.

It's hard not to think of my brain as abnormal when my mood disorder may even have an ability to impact how I move and stand.

I would like to take some time to think about the positive aspects this disorder has brought to my life. I feel like the creative argument as to why bipolar disorder is positive to be obvious. Clearly intense and delusional thoughts will allow human beings to express themselves in a wider range of emotion than people without bipolar disorder. Beyond that generality it's important to me to understand how being bipolar can actually be a good thing for me.