The Great Shift- Support GroupBy Danielle JThis story is the sole property of Danielle J. Anyone who wishes to post itto any Internet site must obtain the author's permission first. My email isDanielleJE@hotmail.com. All comments are welcome.This story is dedicated to FM author Elaine who so kindly helped me edit myfirst attempt at TG fiction and gave me many pointers. Thank You Elaine.**********Today was to be Anne Davidson's first day seeing patients. Anne had just justrecently completed her internship and opened her own psychiatric practice.She had joined with practices with another psychiatrist named Paul Ramsey.She had only been practicing for 3 months and only was just beginning tobuild a patient base.Then things had changed the great shift happened.Anne was lucky in most ways from most of the victim's of the great shift. 92%of the human population found themselves in a different body. Over 50% foundthemselves a member of a different sex. Some had been transported greatdistances, but most had shifted to someone nearby. It was totally randomwithout rhyme or reason. People found themselves in a different sex, race,some were in bodies of people much younger or older than their previous body.When the shift occurred there were many suicides, people killed themselveswhen they found out they had changed. There were also many fatal automobileand plane crashes in the wake of this still unexplained event.Before the shift Anne had been 5'7 approximately 140 lbs., Blonde hair blueeyes. Nice figure, face, breasts were well proportioned to her figure,neither overly small nor large. Anne was just a week away from her 29thbirthday the day the shift occurred.Anne had been working late that afternoon at the office, she had one lastpatient that day and the patient had just left. Her receptionist was justcleaning up her desk and Anne had just finished using her private bathroomwhen she suddenly felt uneasy like something was tearing at her. Then theshift occurred.The next moment Anne awoke and she found herself seated behind a desk. It wasin her own office, and to her utter shock she discovered that she had becomeher receptionist Carmen. Then she heard a familiar scream from her office.Anne did not know what to do tried to get in the office but the door waslocked from the inside. Anne returned to Carmen's desk where there was anemergency key to the office. When Anne finally got in she discovered theoffice and attached bathroom empty. There was an office window open that hadbeen before and Anne went over to look at it. When she looked out the windowshe saw her body 4 stories down below on the pavement. Carmen had jumped toher death from the office window. Anne immediately fainted.When Anne woke up she had no idea what to do. She picked up her purse andkeys and left the office building. Outside it was chaos, people screaming andrunning everywhere, wrecked cars, bodies on the street. Anne headed right towhere her BMW was parked and drove off. How the heck did this happen, she wasnow her secretary Carmen. Carmen was Puerto Rican, 5'5 but weighed a not sotrim 150 lbs. She had dark brown hair and eyes and a very ample set ofbreasts and butt. Anne used to say to herself if Carmen could lose 20 lbs.she would look pretty good, Carmen's face was attractive it was just the restof the body that needed work. See Anne was very much a lesbian. Had been aslong she could remember and had a total dislike for men. She had no malefriends worth mentioning she had found them to be patronizing and alwaysusing their brains that hung between their legs. Anne had a live ingirlfriend named Florence who had a pediatric medical practice. Anne decidedto drive to Florence's office.It took 45 minutes to make the usual 15-minute drive to Florence's office.Anne had to carefully dodge the wreck cars and disoriented people whowandered in the roads. On the way Carmen turned on a news radio station whereshe heard some female announcer with a male name telling about somesupernatural phenomenon that would later be called the Great Shift and how itwas a world wide experience.Anne arrived at her girlfriend's office building and the scene was even morechaotic than her own office building. There were adults and small childrenwandering around the lot and Anne had to be careful not to strike them. Annegot out of her car only to be approached by a 20 something year old woman." Where is my mommy?" The adult said as she started to cry.Anne did not know what to do so she just walked by the young woman. Manyadults were crying for their Mommies, so Anne rapidly concluded that manychildren had been switched with their parents and vice versa. There were evenone or two adults sitting on the ground wailing like babies.Upon entering the office the scene was still the same. The door leading intothe doctor's office was open so Anne just walked in. Noone stopped her. Annestarted looking for Florence. There were further scenes like the ones outsidein some of the patient rooms. Finally Anne entered one of the rooms to findher girlfriend Florence on the floor crying like a baby. There was a youngHispanic woman with what looked like a newborn infant in her arms. The womanwas stammering something in Spanish, but Anne's Spanish vocabulary was verylimited."No intende espanol." Anne said.The woman started speaking in broken English that her baby was not feelingwell and what was happening. Anne suddenly realized that the mother seemedunaffected by what happened, but she was scared of what may have happened toFlorence. Could Florence now be the woman's baby? The thought so thoroughlyscared Anne that she ran from the building back to her car. Knowing nothingelse to do she drove straight to her home. This normally 30-minute drive tookwell over an hour.Anne spent the next few days at home. She hoped that some miracle wouldhappen and Florence might come back to their apartment but as the days passedit appeared more and more unlikely. Anne became reconciled to the thoughtthat she would never see Florence again and she spent time crying about thatand her own predicament. On the television there were reports about thisunexplained phenomenon they were calling the Great Shift. No explanationcould be given for the event except for some some large explosion in theAmerican southwest that occurred just before the shift occurred. Variousscientists appeared giving their theories but noone had any reason to thinkthere could be a cure. Authorities were asking for calm and asking for peopleto try to return to their lives as much as possible. Anne soon felt that shewas a lucky one, she was still a woman, and almost the same age as before, adifferent race but this was not bothersome to her. At least Anne could try tocontinue her life where it had left off. Some people were not as fortunate,being put into bodies either much younger or older than ones they previouslyowned.Anne watched the interviews of people affected by the Shift and ofpsychiatrists who were offering advise to people on how to adjust. Then Annegot the idea of offering her services. She had a friend at the local CBSaffiliate. So she called her. Shannon was not quite as lucky as her, she hadswitched with one of the male production staff at the station. Afterconvincing Shannon who she was, Anne offered her services to the station. Forthe next few days Anne appeared on the Television station giving her adviseto other victims of the Great Shift.This immediately drew the attention of a local hospital. They wanted to setup various support groups for the victims of the Shift. So they contactedAnne and Anne immediately agreed. This would help her build a client base forher practice. With the shift there were going to be many people who wouldneed her services.It was now just 2 weeks since the Great Shift. Anne was sitting in her officepreparing for her first support group meeting. Her receptionist, an 11 yearold boy named Angela had shown the people to her conference room adjoiningher office. The group was too big for her office. This support group was formen who were now in women's bodies. Anne was reading over some of the patientinformation sheets that these former men had filled out. Anne chuckled toherself. These men were finding out how it was with the shoe on the otherfoot! Well it was Anne's job to be a professional and help these people withtheir present situations. She just couldn't help find it amusing. Anne got upfrom her desk and walked over to the conference room.When Anne entered the conference room there are 8 women or girls seatedaround the table. The youngest being 3 and the oldest being in her mid 70's.Anne took a seat at the far end of the rectangular table.Anne began by introducing herself. "Hello my name is Dr Anne Davidson andwelcome to the Male to Female shift support group. I myself like you in herehave been affected by the great shift." Anne went on to tell about herself alittle. Anne had put her new body on a strict diet and had already lost 7lbs. and wanted to lose at least another 15 more. The only other problem shehad with her own body was her sexual orientation. This body was in no wayattracted to other females, but did find males attractive. Personally Annefound this totally repulsive. She only mentioned about the difference inappearance to her patients, not about her sexual orientation. They were herefor therapy, not her." Well I think it would be a good idea if we all introduce ourselves." Annesaid. "Tell us about yourselves before and after the shift. Also how you areadjusting and what problems you may be having." Anne added. Anne then askedthe young woman on her left if she minded leading off. She said yes." Hi my name is Emiko or Tom." The woman said. She looked like a Japanesewoman in her mid 20's. " I was Tom before the shift. I traded bodies with mygirlfriend Emiko. She is now me. Emiko/Tom appeared to be little affected bythe shift." How have you been doing since the shift?" Anne asked" Ok. Emiko and me are still living together. We just have continued likenothing has changed." Emiko/Tom said. "Well this body is a lot different thanmy male body, I was around 6'5 and very muscular. Now I am barely 5' andrather weak. It has taken getting used to." You seem to be adjusting well." Anne commented." I don't know," Emiko/Tom went on. "Me and Emiko continued having sex in ournew bodies after the shift. She says I should have had my period by now."Emiko/Tom was appearing more and more frightened as she went on. " I think Imight be pregnant. I wasn't feeling very well this morning, Emiko made me anAppointment at a women's clinic tomorrow for a blood test. I am scared."Anne was amused by the story she thought to herself. This former macho mannow was a woman and probably knocked up by her former girlfriend. Well shehad to remain her professional composure, but she found what happened to someof these patients very amusing. " Well you better make sure you keep theappointment. If you are pregnant you will need to take special care ofyourself." Anne said then asking if Emiko/Tom wished to speak some more. Shesaid no. So Anne asked the next woman at the table to speak. The woman nextto Emiko was an elderly woman in her 70's who had been brought and helped bya nurse to the meeting. The nurse was seated at the back wall sitting quietlywhile the meeting went on. The old woman started to talk and it was apparentthat it was not easy for her. "My name is Tom or Gretchen now. I was flyinghome from a business trip when the shift happened. I was waiting in baggageclaim. Then the shift occurred and I find myself here in this." The paperworkon Keith/Gretchen said that Keith had been shifted from the airport to anursing home nearly 5 miles from the airport. Most shifts had occurred topeople in close proximity to one another, but long distance shifts, evenacross oceans had occurred. The old woman tried pointing at herself. It wasapparent that this woman had a tough time just talking she was so infirm andfragile.Anne could not help feeling a little sorry for this person. They hadbasically been robbed of their life by the shift." I was 34 years old and I am now this, this.." The woman seemed on the vergeof getting very ill when the nurse got up and came over to help. The nursetook some medication out of the bag and gave her a glass of water to help hertake the medicine. In a few moments Keith/Gretchen appeared much calmer." Maybe we should let Tom talk again when she is feeling a little better."Anne said then nodded at the young girl seated next to the elderly woman.The little girl spoke up. She was around 3 years old with long straightblonde hair down her back. "My name is David or Brittany now." She started tocry. " I was shifted with my great granddaughter Brittany when the shiftoccurred. I was a 81 year old man and was in a nursing home being visited bymy Grandson, his wife and my great granddaughter." When the little girlmentioned his great granddaughter, she cried even more. The teenage girl onthe left of the little girl tried holding her hand." Do you want to say anything else?" Anne asked looking sympathetic." I don't want to be Brittany. Brittany died of a heart attack right after weshifted. Oh Brittany I didn't mean this to happen." The young girl wailed. "I should be the one that is dead."" You are not at fault for what happened." Anne tried to tell the littlegirl. " You need to accept what happened. It is not easy, I know it isn'teasy for any of us."" I just feel so guilty. Brittany had her whole life ahead and I was an oldman, she didn't deserve this." The girl was calming down a little.Well we are all here to help you." Anne said. She asked if David/Brittanywished to say some more. She said no. This was basically an introductionsession at the moment, she would give her patients time to express theirconcerns about their new gender once the introductions were done. " Well youtwo came together, maybe it's best that you introduce yourselves. " There wasa woman in her mid 30's seated next to girl who looked to be just about preteenage in years. The older woman had a baby seat next to her with a smallinfant girl in it.The young girl spoke up. " My name is Richard or now Michelle" and the girlnodded to the woman next to her " and this is my son James or Jimmy or ohheck she is in the body of my wife Rachel. I am in the body of my daughter."Jimmy/Rachel looked very uncomfortable and seemed to prefer if his Dad didthe talking." How are both of you adjusting" Anne asked it was apparent it was not goingtoo well." Well Jimmy took the body of his mother." The young lady was having a hardtime talking about this " Seems my wife is now our baby girl. Rachel gavebirth to Tiffany just a month ago. I became our other daughter Michelle. NowMichelle is me." Richard/Michelle stopped for a moment. " Why did this happento us?" It was more of a comment than a question.Jimmy/Rachel finally spoke up. " I don't want to be a Mommy."A teenage girl seated directly next to Anne said " At least you aren't ateenage girl with all these horny teenage boys trying to get in your pants."When Anne heard what Richard/Michelle said about his wife Anne felt bad for amoment. She thought about her Florence and how she was doing as an infantgirl now. Anne turned to the teenage girl "We are all here to help oneanother. This is not easy for anyone."" I just hate whining." The teenage girl said back.Anne asserted herself to take control back of the meeting. " Jimmy you are amother now and that infant needs certain things a mother can only do for ainfant."" I know. I just hate it when she sucks my breasts" Jimmy/Rachel said.Anne tried to explain a little " A baby eventually will not need to be breastfed. Till then you will have to do the best. It's hard but I think you willbe fine."The father spoke up. "Jimmy will be going to a support group tonight for thenew mothers too."" Yes that sounds like a good idea." Anne said then asked if eitherJimmy/Rachel or Richard/Michelle wished to say something else. They said no." Well I might as well start." Said an approximately 30-year-old woman. Shewas in the late stages of her own pregnancy obviously. "My name is Paul," andhe pointed to a man seated against the wall "and that is my wife Kathy. Wewere at a Lamaze class when the shift happened."Anne chuckled to herself, another man who was finding out how tough it wasfor women. Kathy looked so big that she might go into labor before themeeting ended. " How are you two handling life now?"" Ok for the most part. My due date is day after tomorrow. I wish this wouldjust end so Kathy and me can go on. We still love one another." The womansaid, his wife was proudly smiling in his seat too.Jimmy/Rachel's baby had started to cry. "Dad what am I supposed to do."" Son I think it's feeding time." Richard/Michelle said." I know but I hate this." Jimmy/Rachel picked up the crying baby girl andwithout paying attention to the other people in the room undid a button onher blouse and exposed her breast. The baby immediately started to suck atJimmy/Rachel's nipple. "Jeez how can you say things are ok?" The teenage girlwas speaking again. " You are pregnant, got tits and a f.. pussy."Anne noticed that Keith/Gretchen had fallen asleep. No use in waking her shethought. She did not like people interrupting other patients. She alwayswanted to keep group meetings orderly." Well me and Kathy have just decided to accept what has happened. Nothingcan change what I am now. Between me and Kathy I will make it through this."The pregnant woman said. " This is our first child, we are still veryexcited."Most of the women at the table congratulated Paul and Kathy. Anne turned tothe young African American woman seated next to Paul/Kathy." Maybe you should let her talk first." The African American woman said. "Iam a little shy."" Ok." Anne said and prompted the teenage girl next to her to talk." My name is Rick, I was home from College for the summer. I was the starlinebacker for my college football team, I was considered a top pro prospect.Now I am a f.. girl!" Rick yelled. The girl was definitely attractive, evenbeautiful and was well endowed at what was a still young age.Anne gave the teenage girl a disdainful look, she did not like cursing in hergroup meetings. " I know it's not easy, but I prefer if you didn't curse."" You would curse too if you were a guy and now you were a teenage girl witha huge pair of hooters and a pussy," Rick exclaimed " Every horny teenage boyis hitting on me and my period started yesterday!"Anne suppressed a smile. The last comment she found so funny, the poor thingwas finding out about a woman's monthly cycle and finding out it wasn't sucha joke. Also he was finding out that it was not much fun being the center ofattraction as a woman with men always treating you like a plaything. Annewent on. "Who did you trade places with."" Carla, the girl next door." Paul/Carla had calmed down a little. " Carlakeeps asking me for a date, I hate it."Emiko/Tom spoke up from across the table. "Did you or are you going to go outwith her?Rick/Carla hung her head and said, "I don't know. Maybe"Anne spoke up " Rick we are all in the same situation together. We can allhelp one another. I think you want to be helped, you came to this meeting.That shows something.Rick/Carla smiled for a moment " I know. Thank You. This is just sodifficult."Anne turned to the last woman in the room "Do you want to introduceyourself." She was an attractive African American woman, with long browncurly hair. Anne noticed that she was definitely an well-endowed woman, Annealways liked a nice set of breasts." Hi I am Eric or now Latoya. I was a white truck driver till the Shift. Iwas watching some dancers at a topless bar when the shift happened, and Itraded bodies with one of the dancers." Latoya actually looked totallyunfazed by her new body, and seemed very confident. " How are you doing now?"Anne asked. Anne noticed that Keith/Gretchen's nurse had gotten up to carefor the elderly woman." Actually I like it. When the shift happened I went home with my old bodybut I dumped her 2 days later. Men are so gross in bed." Latoya commented. "Actually I am now living with another one of the dancers named Katisha.Katisha was one of the unshifted ones. Katisha and I are" Latoya hesitatedfor a moment before going on " we are gay. We have been living as a lesbiancouple."Anne suppressed a smile. At least one former man had the common sense thattwo women loving one another was the greatest love possible. Anne was shakenby her revelry when she noticed the concerned look on the Nurse's face, theone caring for Keith/Gretchen.The nurse said "Dr, I think she is dead." Anne immediately got up and feltfor the woman's pulse, then checked her carotid artery." Tom please go outside and tell my receptionist to dial 911." Anne said,Tom/Emiko then hurried out of the room. " Ladies the rest of the meeting willhave to be postponed. Please on your way out make sure my receptionist hasall your telephone numbers. We meet again next Monday, same time." Anneappeared very calm. Everyone left the room but the nurse and her.Anne never had a patient before. Then a lot of things were different afterThe Great Shift. Anne knew she would have plenty of patients to care for fromnow on. The End