CS6 from great performance to almost unusable performance; non-profit non-tech guy... help!

IF anyone has any suggestions on things to try:
The last few months, I’ve noticed a real decline in my computer’s performance, especially re: Adobe Creative Suite. Running i7-3520M 2.9GHz 8 GB RAM 64 bit INTEL HD graphics 4000. Windows 8.1. 883 GB internal drive of which 209 GB is free. Creative Suite CS6. Handling 1920x1080 @ 23.976 from the t3i.
This system used to run FLAWLESSLY. I realize my specs aren’t the greatest, esp the graphics card, but this used to be a real workhorse when I first got it and through the first year or two. Ok, I’ll admit. The project I’m referring to below was done off of the internal hard drive. I know this is a no-no, but in the past I’ve cheated like this and haven’t had issues. I will try to eliminate the hard drive being a possibility but have a hunch that the problem is more complex.
The last few months, notice things like Photoshop freezing for a few seconds here and there. Illustrator acting wonky. Shortcuts in Premiere spontaneously changing or eliminating themselves (for example Spacebar randomly stopped working as transport in Premiere). In general, Premiere is now a sh**show.
Most concerning: in editing a project in Premiere yesterday, the system has become almost unresponsive. Dropped frame indicator going wild, video just not really playing when it’s out on the timeline. Audio might play, but video freezes up. Not immediately responsive when using JKL transport controls. Even when I render the timeline and even when I’m watching in ¼ resolution. Still the same mostly unresponsive performance.
In addition to Adobe problems, other things are happening like Office products becoming unresponsive or freezing up momentarily. Browser takes a long time to load. I asked the guy that repaired my screen to “tune up” the computer and make it faster. The guy seemed to know what he was doing. HE mentioned that he had “defragmented” and “updated the graphics card drivers” and that the hard drive was in “good shape.” Really I don’t know what he did. I don’t have proof, but the computer actually seems a lot slower since getting it back, ESPECIALLY Adobe CS. Could this be a system-wide problem or mostly Adobe, and is this something that I don't have the knowledge base to handle?

Ah ha, so the computer could ostensibly function but not the more ram or processor intensive applications? CS still pretty much works. Photoshop works well enough. I was able to actually edit something on Premiere, it just really really really was slow and lagging. In the Premiere settings, I have like 6 GB RAM allotted. Is there a test or way to figure out if it is indeed a bad RAM stick?

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