Old Unwanted Apps reinstall themselves

I've had this issue for a few weeks.
On the iPhone - I go to the app store icon and it may tell me that an installed app has an upgrade. When I click to upgrade the app all of a sudden it seems like every single app I ever downloaded starts installing and installed apps re-install. I end up with a lot of pages of unwanted apps. I then have to go to each app individually to re-uninstall it. I fear upgrading any app at all.
Other notes... This happens without connecting to itunes on the computer. My iPhone is only sync to one computer. I have unchecked any unsyncing automatically options.
After this happened again... I connected the iphone to my computer, and deleting things from there and uncheck any auto syncing options. I also unchecked the "check for downloads" thing in itunes.
After much frustration - I took the nuclear option and "Erase all Content and Settings". Re-connected to itunes, etc, etc. My iphone was back to almost where it was.
Now just yesterday, I had an app that needed an upgrade. Should I press the upgrade button or not? Yes or no? OK, I pressed it. And, darnit, it happened again. All these old apps that were uninstalled on my iPhone and from iTunes started re-installing themselves.
Any advice?
Thanks in Advance,
Ray

Didn't work. I just signed in on the iPhone (not signed in on iTunes). One app needed updating. I did NOT click "update all", but instead updated it using the app screen itself and followed the link.
I put my password in and it began to download... moments later all those old apps even for years ago started to download. But let me say... they are not really downloading.. they are all paused. But you can't delete them until they completely download. And one more thing... Even some of my current (wanted) apps are reinstalling themselves.
Very frustrating.

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