links & named anchors

This just started happening after years of use. I have need to change links with every entry in an index. The problem is that once I enter an # link, it stays in the que when I go to the next index item. It won't release and consequently I can't use a different link with each idex item. Can anyone help me with this problem? I am using XP.

example #adult cannot be held when I go to the next index name (ie) #children. It changes the #adult to #children and so forth. What do you recomend?