MacBook dies after charging

I have a 13" Mid 2012 MacBook Pro and for as long as I can remember I've been having this issue. I was talking about it with a friend when she told me she's never had the problem and come to find out, no one I know has had this issue. I had assumed it was normal but, evidently, it's not.
If I leave it on the charger (lets say overnight), when I open it up in the morning it will play the rebooting noise as if it has died and I get the faded out screen with the incrementing white bars. Once it becomes usable again it will be around 97-99% charged. I'm confused as to why it's dying - it's terribly inconvenient.
Processor: 2.5 GHs Intel Core i5
Memory: 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB
Software: OS X 10.9.5
I'd appreciate any advice you could give me. Thanks!

Try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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