@krisidious said:

there are a few "cures" I use

reduce the scale of the entire model, I find that large models don't allow you to work on minute details.

yell and rant at the clipping gods!!!!

The main problem with #2 is if any edge element becomes much less that about .005 inch (real measurement) it causes the bounded face to destabilize, and it cannot be reformed as a face due to "open loop" syndrome.

I used #5 a lot too, till I discovered the Perspective solution. Now, not so much.