Sudden SaveState problem

[SNaG21]

I've been using PPSSPP version 0.9.8 for a while now, especially with Persona 3 Portable. In fact, I'm on my second playthrough of it right now (with the Female MC). But all of a sudden, in the middle of my playthrough, whenever I use savestates, the entire program shuts down on me, not responding, then crashing. I really cannot find the cause of this; it's not as if I've been doing something different. Help would be appreciated.