iMessage Glitching on New Pro

Hello k-e-l-l-y,

Messages is a great application and ensuring it's responding as expected is important. If you're only having issues with Messages becoming unresponsive, you'll want to complete the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article. There are some steps such as deleting and reinstalling the app that wouldn't be applicable as Messages is a built-in app.

If an app freezes or quits unexpectedly on Mac

If you continue to have issues after completing those steps, test to see if the issue continues in a new admin user account on your Mac. You can find the steps for creating a new admin user account in the article below.

Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac

Let us know how that goes!