My macbook pro blacks out??!

Hi i have a macbook pro, and every so often when i have left it turned on but closed for a short while, when i try to wake it up it keeps blacking out, but the fans are still going. So i usually just hold the off button for ages until it turns off and then when i turn it on again, its fine... ...for about 30 seconds, until it blacks out again. It usually blacks out while i am trying to reconnect to the internet; i find that i cannot get internet when its about to black out. Usually even after restarting about 4 times it just does not stay on, and then after I leave it for a while, I come back and open it, and it works fine! Is there anything you think I can do that will immediately stop it from blacking out? Also, sometimes when I have left it for a while and come back, when i try to wake it up it stays black for agggeesss with the rainbow circle loading thing, but I can easily make it work just by turning it off and on again, but even though are these problems related? Is it anything to do with the battery? Thankyou!
ps i know my macbook is OSX if that helps

If MBP does not respond properly to display lid opening and closing, reset SMC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

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