Mac Mail doesn't detect my selected mailbox

Hello!
Hope you're having a great week.
My situation is as follows:
I have several mail accounts in Mac Mail. Normally (and it used to work this way), when I started a new mail or replied or forward another, the "From" field would show the current mailbox I was using. I could still open a list there and pick another one of my addresses/mailboxes, but it would automatically choose the one from the current mailbox. For example, if I was replying or forwarding a mail, it would pick the address where I received the original mail. And if I was starting a new mail, it would pick the address from the mailbox I was last checking.
Now, it doesn't automatically chooses the right address/mailbox and I have to open the list and pick it by myself.
It isn't so much of a hassle but I want it to work again.
By the way, I already entered Mail Preferences and the option that exactly describes my situation, was already on the right option. I changed it to always be certain address and it works, but when I change it back to using the current mailbox, it doesn't work.
Thanks in advance,
Magias

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