My gdb debugger isn't responding when I launch it

I tried to setup the gdb debugger today which was already a hassle in itself. Now that it works (I can launch it at least) it gets stuck none of my commands have any effect on the debugger. I launch the debugger like so:

$ g++ main.cpp -g
$ gdb ./a.out

I can run layout next when I type run it just doesn’t respond anymore.

I put an infinite loop in my program on purpose to see simulate a bug. Even without the loop its the exact same behavior.

It also doesn’t say "done" when reading in the compiled file:

Now when I try to start gdb without any files specified. This is what happens:

➜ gdb
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(gdb) file ./a.out
Reading symbols from ./a.out...
Reading symbols from /Users/Documents/coding/C++/testing_c++/testing_c++/a.out.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/a.out...
../../gdb/thread.c:95: internal-error: struct thread_info *inferior_thread(): Assertion `current_thread_ != nullptr' failed.
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Quit this debugging session? (y or n) y

This is a bug, please report it.  For instructions, see:
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../../gdb/thread.c:95: internal-error: struct thread_info *inferior_thread(): Assertion `current_thread_ != nullptr' failed.
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) n