Problem 1: What are some ways of encountering loneliness? How can you discover your resources through loneliness?
Problem 2: What are some specific ways through which you escape loneliness, being alone, and experiencing solitude? What is the price of this escape?
Problem 3: How do some people create their own loneliness through shyness? What is shyness? How common a problem is it?
Problem 4: How is loneliness related to the following life stages: childhood? Adolescence? young adulthood? Middle age? The later years?
Problem 5: How can solitude be an avenue toward personal growth? How can solitude provide us with the opportunity to gain a perspective on our lives?