Messages app on Macbook Pro clearing messages

My messages app on my macbook keeps clearing the conversations when I click on them to see a new message. All of my old messages are also gone. How can I fix this?
I've tried emptying the ~Libraries/Messages and ~/Library/Preferences but that failed.
Please help!
Software OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5

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