Crop Overlay Tool

I believe this is something new and I cannot find the option to change it. I don't remember this being an issue until recently. When I am using the Crop Overlay, I make the frame box as I want it (currently constraining original aspect ratio) using the mouse. When I go to move the box to the area I want it to be in, if I move my mouse left, the box goes right, mouse right box left, mouse up box down, and mouse down box up. In other words, inverted and confusing. Is this normal? This is the only time on any application it does this so its definitely something in Lightroom.

In Lightroom, the box is fixed and you move the image underneath it.

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