Why is Firefox crashing as soon as I stop using it for even a minute?

As soon as I stop using Firefox for even a couple of minutes, it freezes and crashes and I have to start all over again. I have taken it out and reinstalled it but that didn't help. I have also updated any plug ins that appeared to be outdated.

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+crashes#Getting_help_with_your_crash
Type about:crashes in the URL bar and hit Enter. <br />
Click the hyperlinks to bring up the Crash Report pages and copy'n'paste the URL of each of those reports into the message box here. We'll see if we can help you figure out what is causing those crashes to happen.

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