Constant and intempestive double clicking

Hi,
I have an iMac 21,5 purchased in October 2011.
My clicks have gone mad for 2 or 3 days now. It came out of the blue.
Whenever I click, it acts like a double click. I've been looking for information on internet but I couldn't find anything conclusive.
I have tried a trick in the System Preferences > Mouse > Double click speed, but it hasn't changed anything (I can go extreme slow or quick, same thing happens).
I have a Magic Mouse, a random and ultra super plain Logitech mouse (wired) and a common wireless Logitech mouse; the problem is the same for all mice. I also tried my roomate's mouse, and it does the same thing.
It is a deep pain in the *** since when I delete email I delete 2 of them. Opening a new tab? Here you go 4 of them. Clicking on a document? Oh no you can't rename it and it opens. Have an important text to type? Please, it's impossible de move the cursor without selecting an entire word or phrase or row. It took me 3 hours to clic on "Categories - Using your iMac Intel" because the box was instantly checked-unchecked.
Usually, when I have a problem I am super intelligent: I have this powerful tool called google and I type my problem in it, find the explanation and think of myself as a fool for not figuring it out on my own. Right now, I can't find any clue about my problem. I'm desperate.
Neurotically yours,
Uzume.

Hi again,
as I supposed, disconnecting the external hard drive had no effect.
However, I am experiencing some new phenomenons.
- When I switch my iMac on / reboot it, there is a Finder window opened on the MacOSX folder
- Every minute or so, there is somekind of refresh or reload of... everything that is on my desktop. I mean, it's like... huh... hum, how to say. I have a dozen icons of .pdf or .docx or folders, and the -all together- disapear and reapear in a second. This is really annoying.
I'm beginning to feel like punching through my screen.
I'm going to look for a way to restore to the past week, if something like that is possible.
However, if any advice is passing by, please feel free to knock on the door: I have cookies.

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