Trackpad Clicking Issues

I'm having some issues with my trackpad on my late 2011 13" MacBook Pro. The trackpad works fine as far as I can tell if it's being held in my lap. However, if I hold the laptop from the bottom right corner (where the sleep light is), it seems like the trackpad get depressed. When I try to click on the trackpad, it doesn't make a clicking noise like it does when I'm holding it in my lap. Also, when I move the mouse around in this position, it selects things as if I clicked and dragged the mouse around.
I'm wondering if this is an issue because I've had this since March of 2012 and have never had this happen to me before. I've also noticed that when in my lap and I click on the trackpad, it seems not as intense as before. Is this just the trackpad wearing out or something? If I hold the laptop in the bottom left corner (near the battery level button is) the click seems to come back as strong as it was before.

Have you tried to uncheck ''Ignore accidental trackpad input'' ?
It's solved for me some problems you've mentioned.

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