BAD NEWS

What is the real definition of bad news? Well, to me it's a sickness with plenty of symptoms, such as your lover having an affair, being rejected from a school that you desire to go to, a loved one that dies, etc. Most of the time this sickness can hurt a person so much, that it can make a person so depress that they would do anything(even things that they never did before) to make that sickness go away. But the true question is "What is the right cure for a sickness like bad news?" How do you deal with bad news?