HELP!! Freaking out!

Question

Hello All,
My mid-2009 Macbook Pro is giving me fits. Every so often, about once every 2 months, I would be working on my computer and then all of a sudden, the screen would go black (as if it were sleeping) and would not turn back on. I'd have to hold down the power button to manually shut it off, and then do an SMC reset/PRAM reset to get it back on. It would literally turn off in the middle of anything -- word processing, internet, etc. It is EXTREMELY frustrating -- it doesn't turn back on normally, either. I need to do an SMC/PRAM reset to have any hopes of it turning back on, other wise I would turn it on and it would do the grey screen, then turn off again.
Anyway, this has started happening FAR too often (just once is too much!!)). It has happened 3 times in the last 3 days.
Has anyone ever heard of this? The computer goes black (sleep light goes on, not pulsating though) and it does not turn back on unless I do some kind of SMC/PRAM reset. Sometimes when it's trying to come back on it gives me the blue screen, but then just shuts off again. I'm really ****** off, as this computer is less than 8 months old. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!!!
Thank you,
Connor

Answer 1

So I finally had time to bring it into the Apple store. Explained everything, they took it for a few days to figure out what was wrong with it, and they decided it was overheating (something I assured them WASN'T happening) and replaced the fans. Low and behold, the same stupid problem occurred again, tonight, just 4 days after I got the computer back. Guess it wasn't the fans, like I told them it wouldn't be because my computer has never felt too hot.
Here's a recap of what happens:
My computer screen goes black. The computer is still "on" as indicated by the sleep light (not pulsating, just bright) being on. I have to manually shut the computer off because it is completely non-responsive. I try to restart the computer and it gets to the grey startup screen, and shuts right off after a quick flash of blue. This happens every time I try to restart my computer when this problem occurs. I let the computer sit entirely shut down for 5-10 minutes, doesn't help. This time it took 45 minutes to get it back on normally. This has happened probably 10-12 times overall now. It is beyond frustrating.
Apple did absolutely nothing to fix the problem. I am going to have to bring it back, but what good will it be if they didn't do anything the first time? Maybe now they'll listen that it is NOT the fans and my computer is NOT overheating when this happens.
If anyone knows what is happening or has any suggestions, please let me know.