I'd agree that the universe does push on everyone , everyday, sometimes harder on some and sometimes harder on some days.
The addiction ( the Beast) is speaking through the AV and focusing on the stresses and the uncomfortable feeling. The Beast wants its fix and will try any and all manipulations to get it, even pointing out the fact the a buzz feels good, and that oblivion will practically make life go away , like a little bit of death( a period of nonexistence), the real trick is to acknowledge all of that and choose to tell IT to go to hell. Every single time it crops up. The good news is that doing so, in full acknowledgement , will lessen the times it crops up , and the severity of the urge or craving.
It is a very serious choice , seems times the choice between life and death, smuggling in a little lie like 'it doesnt feel x , y, or z' can be dangerous. Dismiss those thoughts and refuse to act on them, in spite of any temporary respite , the fleeting 'enjoyment' of any buzz is attractive because it's true, but the increasing costs of indulging are also very true.
True or not , it isn't worth it, the AV can shove it.