"SELECT ALL TRACKS FORWARD" error

I'm working on a project and when I use the "Select all tracks forward" tool, portions of the sequence that I don't want highlighted (from earlier in the cut) are highlighted against my will and subsequently moved which really messes up the sequence.... usually, its a clip on the second audio track... ive read some older posts about this same problem, but the two solutions (new sequence or trashing preferences) dont work for my problem. any advice?