in debugmode, you can raise (or lower) your skills. also you might wanna try out god mode.
at the moment those bugs are way to overpowered. especially in the infected mines, ive come along freaking level 3 seeker. they dont only look awesome, they also do awesome amount of damage. add those little ticks and you'll be dead before you can even deal with the ticks. and god mode isnt that op as it sounds. yea, you cant die, but you still get stunned and run out of stamina. but you spare the frustration of dieing multiple times in a row.