Help! Mail program not working anymore!

Hi there-
All of the sudden my mac mail program is not working. I click on it, and it appears to launch, but then never starts up or anything, and I can't see the menu bar at the top when I click on the application icon.
Could this be because I have too many mail messages? If so, how do I fix it???
Help! I need my email account back!!
Thanks.

Hello Heidi.
Check Multiple applications quit unexpectedly or fail to launch. Although this indicates when this occurs with multiple applications, the same troubleshooting steps apply.
Perform the troubleshooting steps in the order provided with the exception of re-installing the Mail.app if you get that far. If the previous troubleshooting steps do not resolve it, IMO it is best to target the Mail.app preference file first and if you need the instructions for doing so, let me know.

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