Skype for Mac Issue

Hey Everyone,
I'm running into a Skype issue, I help own a LGBT Support Group and Chatroom Community that relies on Skype Group Chats and Calls my issue is everytime I go into a Skype Group Call chat boxes freeze and I can't type anything until I restart my skype. I was told previously to sign out and clear my Skype Cache and it still happens. I'm presently running OSX Yosemite and I've been experiencing this issue alot lately. If someone could please assist me I'd be greatly appreciative.
Thank you!

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please follow these instructions:
Quit Skype if it's running.
In Finder, press the Option (alt) key and open the Go menu in the menu bar.
Keeping Option pressed, select "Library" from the menu.
Open the "Application Support" folder, then "Skype", then your Skype name.
Drag the "SKFullTextIndex.invertedIndex" file to the Trash. You don't have to delete it right away.
Launch Skype again.
We'd appreciate feedback about whether this fixes the crash on launch/sign-in problem.

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