Can't sleep, got bad news the other day and it just hit me now, what can I do to sleep?

Question

Can't sleep, got bad news the other day and it just hit me now, what can I do to sleep?

Answer 1

it's hard not to think about it, but you have to try.  

Answer 2

There's not much you can do short of using sleeping pills.   You just need to work through the grieving process - once you get a ways into that, you'll start sleeping again.  

Meditation and the sleep tricks some people use might help, but the best thing is to work on facilitating the grieving process as best you can.  IOW, don't lie they trying to NOT think of the issue - you're better off spending the time thinking about it and working through it.   Also, after an hour or two of pondering the problem, you'll often be so tired that you'll fall asleep without even realizing it.