Why does my Macbook Pro with newest OS completely FREEZE when it comes out of sleep mode? Need to hard start with power button. Hating Apple right now.

Sleep mode. Open lid. Nothing. beach ball forever. Need to hold power button and hard start EVERY DAY. This is stupid because I heard of this problem a year or so ago. Fix???

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Troubleshoot the spinning beach ball
Please correct your system profile information.

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
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Step 1
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