My iphone 5 screen becomes unresponsive and freezes constantly

Whenever I try to type on my keyboard to send a text, or even when I'm on the home screen trying to swipe across my phone will just randomly freeze and will not let me touch the screen to do anything. It does this multiple times EVERYDAY AND DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY INSANE!!!
ios 7.1.1, iphone 5 16 gb

Try this:
Quit all apps: Double tap the Home button and swipe the app preview page up for each open app
then
Reset: Hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons and don’t let go until the screen goes dark and the Apple logo appears (no data will be lost)

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