How to deal with this change in personality.

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My friend who I’ve known for a few years has just changed completely.

She went through a bad relationship and has since relished attention and has started lying about domestic violence and SA.

she has now become such a horrible know it all, she’s going back to university in September to finish her nursing degree and volunteers at weekends.
Listening to her describe people at work is just cringeworthy, all the nurses are wrong, she is a volunteer and apparently had an elderly lady in tears last week with her use of medical jargon (her own fault apparently)
in one night I have listened to how degrees such as English, psychology, criminology and similar are “Micky mouse degrees” she’s laughed at people on low wages compared to her student finance she’ll get in September and is contradicting every single thing in any conversation. I work at costa at the moment part time and tonight she has said to me “I’m lucky i only have to worry about what milk I put in peoples drinks at work”

Im studying to be a social worker, I’ve left my home due to abuse this year.

my friend used to be such good fun and so down to earth. how do I get that person back?

You don’t. You move on and find people who are much more on your wave length and leave this person behind.

Dump her. Sounds like she's become the person she has always wanted to be.

You can't get that person back because that person doesn't exist any more.

People change, and sometimes it's not for the better. I think your friendship has just run its course, and for the sake of your sanity, you need to step back from her. She sounds horrible, frankly.

You walk away from toxic people, that’s what you must do now

Unfortunately I don't think you can get her back, this just is who she is now, prior change over time.

Focus on moving on and making new friends instead.

You deal with it by cutting her out, because she sounds horrible. Who knows whether this is a temporary thing, or a more revealing side of her personality - either way, it's toxic and let go of it.

She went through a bad relationship and has since relished attention and has started lying about domestic violence and SA.
How do you know she's lying?

my friend used to be such good fun and so down to earth. how do I get that person back?
You can't change people.
People are going to do whatever they are going to do.
The only thing you can change is your response to people. As you no longer like your friend, just back off & leave her to it.