To many movieclips to edit... weird problem

okay has this ever happened to anyone in MX. There are like 200 movieclips viewable on the sides of the stage. (for quick editing) dont know if that really ads to the problem.
When i select a movieclip i want to work with it selects a movieclip around it like the selection areas width has been enlarged. I can easily work around it because flash’s selection areas can go behind objects (select a line thats on the same edge as a movieclip thats on the top layer.

Just wondering if its just me or if any others have had the problem.

Thanks.