This may be what you're talking about. I have a friend who I am having trouble relating to lately, one of those things where I'm changing and he's still the same. There's some stuff that he's not really upfront about, he sort of fakes it, and it causes me grief because I can't really hang out with people who are not honest with themselves.
ANYWAY, I was writing this very thing in my journal, how it was bothering me. That I'm questioning the value this friendship has to me... which is a tough thing to do.
Out of the blue he basically comes clean and says he is pretending and that he's not really what he says (indirectly of course!). This big facade he's built up over the years, came crumbling down and I felt like I could actually relate to him more because of that. Whether or not it's enough to maintain the friendship, I don't know.
I believe this is a result of my thoughts... something I thought would never happen, happened. Maybe he picked up on the fact that I was becoming more distant, who knows. But the timing of me writing in the journal and him being more honest about himself, was pretty freaky.
So I guess that's an example of the person or "problem" just sort of changing. I didn't believe this was possible. I've thought of manifesting as cars and jobs and stuff, but apparently, it is EVERYTHING.
I'm sure Max has an interesting take on your question.