Brush size spreads as I move the mouse in Photoshop CC

My paint brush is acting differently than it used to in older versions of Photoshop. I'm not sure if it's just an update to the software, a setting somewhere that's changed, or if it has something to do with my smart mouse.... I've been using Photoshop for a very long time, and strangely haven't been able to find any answers to why the brush acts so differently lately via Google, so I'm hoping someone here can chime in.
In the picture below, the first shot is the first click with the brush onto the canvas. As soon as I move the brush in any direction, the size changes drastically. The second and third shot show what happens when I barely move the brush to the right.
None of the controls at the top are selected (use pressure for opacity, airbrush, use pressure for size), and I've turned on and off all of the various options in Brush Presets, and can't seem to get the brush size to stay consistent. What am I missing? Thank you!

I think it would be helpful it you posted your brush palette when you have the problem so we cab see the actual brush settings. First try resetting Photoshop tools.

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