roulette strategy with columns and dozens feels safer but balance still bleeds slow

Been messing around with a bunch of those column and dozen bets, mixing them in with even money ones to spread risk a bit. Supposed to give you more wins more often, at least in the short term, but I’m still watching my balance drip away over time. Feels almost worse than the big swings since you get lulled into thinking you’re always close to hitting big, but that zero just sneaks up and resets you right back.

Even switching up which dozens or columns doesn’t seem to make a real dent. Sometimes I’ll double up on one, sometimes cover two for “safety,” and sometimes just yolo a whole row. Anyone had any actual long-term luck with this or is it just the illusion of safety before the inevitable grind-down? Wondering if I’m missing a trick here or if it’s just the nature of the beast. How do you approach this kind of slow drip loss?