I do that too when creating a new page. Editing an existing page is more perilous. I sometimes write out my changes in plaintext first, and then paste and form

I do that too when creating a new page. Editing an existing page is more perilous. I sometimes write out my changes in plaintext first, and then paste and format it into the doc piece by piece. Even that can get janky, though. It's like Confluence is punishing my attempts to write documentation.