Trackpad acting funky but mouse okay

Okay so suddenly after having my 12" 867 PB for almost 3 years my trackpad is acting up. Its almost acting elastic like I can only move the pointer out so far before it snaps back. If I don't have my finger on it the pointer just kinda wobbles in place a little. If I plug in a mouse the mouse works fine but if I still have the trackpad enables it wobbles while the mouse is plugged in but otherwise works. If I click ignore trackpad while mouse is plugged in the wobble goes away. If I use the mouse anywhere from a few seconds to minutes then unplug the mouse the trackpad then seems okay for a while...then out of the blue it starts acting up again (usually within minutes).
Any thoughts?

help me it's getting worse! Now I can't click anything! I restart it often but it only works for a few minutes :(

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