Found the culprit. its an addon called "Recipe Book" which is a provisioning one which shows u a list of the recipes and the ingredients they need. it also, however tracks ingredients including the ones you loot/are in inventory. which causes a big ol screen jerk whenever you look. upside, while looting with all addons off and not seeing what i was looting, opened inventory to find a ancient elf motif lol
~House Indoril~ Submit to the three, the spirits and thy lords.