My I Mac keeps freezing, and shutting down apps.

Hello,
I have an I Mac, it keeps freezing, and when I open my applications it will shut them completley. (i.e Chrome keeps shutting down by itself, Skype dissapeared and Gimp is just a question (?) mark now )
I tried restarting the computer on safe mode, and I tried restarting it a couple times, after leaving it off for a couple of minutes.  My computer has never been this slow and temperamental since I got it in 07.   PLEASE HELP.
Is there a way to clean up my disk, or check erros, or just figure out what is causing my computer to act so slow?  
I will gladly appreciate any suggestions from the pros!

PLEASE HELP ......

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