Insomnia or sleeplessness is often closely associated with depression. In fact one of the early signs of depression is when you stay awake all night and wonder why you cannot fall asleep. Later the other aspects of depression such as low mood, feeling hopeless, feeling worthless, loss of energy, loss of interest, all these follow. So it is sleeplessness that is the most important indicator of depression. However it has now been proved that insomnia can be separated and be separately treated apart from depression. So earlier it was felt that these were one and the same, but now eve with depression, one can be sleepless. One is get the appropriate treatment separately for both from the same person, or psychiatrist or psychotherapist if it is helpful. At the same time you can practice certain good sleeping habits such as getting to bed on time in the same, in the same place as far as possible. Follow some good night time practices such as a good routine that helps you to set the stage for feeling sleepy and replace negative thinking with positive thoughts, even if it take you a little while to get to sleep. Try not to be negative, angry, depressed or frustrated about it and be a s calm as you can till you drift off into slumber.