Is my computer possessed?

When I close my macbook pro at night, and go to sleep, at a completely random time in the night, it starts turning on and off repeatedly for hours if I don't stop it. It's as if I was opening and closing the lid over and over, but it does it completely on its own. Is my computer possessed?

Yes! In fact, your computer IS possessed....
J/K I don't know why it is doing that. Good Luck Though!!!

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