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thelurker · 10-19-2014

A long time ago I read a short SF story about a shape-shifting alien that had his memory erased and stranded on Earth, believing himself to be a normal man.
When noticing that he can shape-shift in stressful situations he goes to a hypnotist to try to discover who/what he really is. The hypnotist puts him under and makes him assume many different shapes in hope that one of them will trigger his memory. After many failures, the hypnotist eventually tells him to become a woman, which achieves the desired result.
I believe that the story was told from from the point-of-view of the hypnotist.

Unfortunately, I don;t remember neither the title nor the author of the story.
Please help.

10-19-2014	#1445
thelurker I come in peace Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 308	Re: TG Request Thread(Read First Post) A long time ago I read a short SF story about a shape-shifting alien that had his memory erased and stranded on Earth, believing himself to be a normal man. When noticing that he can shape-shift in stressful situations he goes to a hypnotist to try to discover who/what he really is. The hypnotist puts him under and makes him assume many different shapes in hope that one of them will trigger his memory. After many failures, the hypnotist eventually tells him to become a woman, which achieves the desired result. I believe that the story was told from from the point-of-view of the hypnotist. Unfortunately, I don;t remember neither the title nor the author of the story. Please help. __________________ * The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. * Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.