Jaw cracking sound but side to side motion

Hi! I’m not sure if what I have going on is TMJ and am hoping for advice. Years ago I realized that sometimes I’ll be chewing and suddenly my jaw will crack super loud. After that initial crack, I can move it side to side and it will continue to crackle. If I eat something and chew, or sleep and wake up the next morning, my jaw won’t make the cracking sound until I force that first big pop. I force it by pressing on the side of my jaw and moving the jaw side to side. After that it cracks with side to side motion. None of this is painful at all and actually now it’s kind of a nervous or anxious habit and I can’t stop. I crack my jaw to get it started first thing every morning. What’s going on???