Photoshop- Active layer not highlighted

I work in photoshop everyday and i know that when a layer in the layer panel is active it is highlighted. For some unknown reason, it is currently not highlighting the layer i am on in photoshop. I tride googling it and searching the adobe online guide. Neither talks about what happens when the active layer won't highlight. Does anyone know of a way to fix it? Attached is an image of my photoshop not highlighting the layer i am working on.

If a problem like that just shows up and you have not done anything out of the ordinary with Photoshop or your OS, I strongly suspect corrupt Photoshop preference file, a common problem.
Here's how to reset them:
Close Photoshop
Hold down cmd-opt-shift and start Photoshop. When the "delete settings" dialog shows up, click on "Yes" and allow Photoshop to load.
Let me know how it went.
Gene

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