What If a Blind Alter Wants to Front?

Someone submitted this question to CommuniDID:

Their alter is completely blind in their inner world and seems to affect the body’s eyesight when she’s close to the front. She wants to front, but the system is worried about how to keep her safe.

Here’s part of my answer.

I would plan her first time at the front so that it happens under controlled conditions.

For example, is there a room in your home that you could navigate reasonably well with your eyes closed? That might be a good place for her to try fronting.

You could also give her a tour beforehand. You might stand in the doorway and explain where the bed is, where the furniture is, where the door is, and anything else that could help her build a mental map of the room.

And because this system has already noticed changes in their eyesight when this alter is close to the front, I would plan for the possibility that she won’t be able to see when she fronts—even though you won’t know exactly what she’ll experience until it happens.

That’s only part of my answer. There are several other things I’d want this system to consider before their blind alter fronts for the first time.

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