Macbook pro not accepting password

Everytime I try to log into my mac, the password is rejected. So during start up I have to hold down, "Command" and "R" which takes me to the utilites page and from there I have to use the start up disk to access my account. I've already tried using terminal "resetpassword" and am unable to click on anything in the box that appears. Other than that, everything else seems fine. The problem just started today but I did stop using it the previous night when I got the spinning wheel of death and safari became unresponsive so I shut it and left it.

No need to use OS X Recovery (Command + R) to reset an admin password.
Help here > OS X: Changing or resetting an account password

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