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Try to clear data for media storage. Go to settings > apps > all > media storage > clear data. Restart your phone and try again.
You can also move apps to the internal storage to free some more space on the phone memory. Go to settings > apps > internal > press on an app > move to internal storage.
Does this happen if you run your phone in safe mode?
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/FAQ/How-to-boot-your-phone-into-safe-mode/m-p/348008#U348008
If the problem doesn't happen in safe mode there is most likely an app you have installed in your phone that causes the problem.