My target settings were changed?

[Motorball]

I'm on PS4 using Dual Shock 4 controller and have been noticing an issue with my target system that I don't recall being present before the HW expansion. Basically, any time I go to press x to send a tell, the game auto targets random objects or triggers dialogue with any nearby NPCs. It's rather annoying and I haven't found an off switch for it in my settings. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Edit: I told one of my friends about this problem and she said her target settings were set to default but she didn't experience the same problem when she used her PS4 controller to send tells. I decided to put all my settings to default to see if that would address it but I still have the same problem. I'm not sure what's causing it.