Mac Book screen issues

My Mac screen has started blacking out or if when im working ..screen and curser freeze and fades into screen saver..with ghost image of previous screen for about 30 seconds and then comes back and curser moves again..anyone else experience this issue? Had this Mac for 4 years with no issues..

By a clicking noise, do you mean sort of like a squeak?

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