Greetings, I'm new to the site. But I've come for help and advice and to get a better understanding of myself and if others may have been experiencing some of the same things I have.

I always feel very uncomfortable in all of my clothes, most of the time I just wear a hoodie, jacket with a loose t-shirt and jeans. I'd love to dress nicely, and keep up with latest trends but I'm just not willing to do that because they'd be even more uncomfortable. But that's not really my concern, I want to know why I may be feeling so uncomfortable in my clothes? I'm 17 years old and have been struggling with just staying in school. I laid out of highschool for a year due to some issues of my own, and I tried going back the next year but I just couldn't go through with it. I want to go back at the end of this week (christmas break just ended) but it seems very doubtful considering I still feel uncomfortable in my clothes and my social anxiety just makes it so fearsome for me. I may be overwight. I'm 17, 5'1 and last time I checked I was around 145-150, and I've done nothing but sit around on my computer and eat and sleep at odd times so my weight has probably increased.

The original reason I laid out of school for a year was because the atmosphere was too much for me, it got extremely boring, my body was drained by the end of the day and I had no energy at all. I'd come straight home, throw everything down and just sleep until the next morning. Staying inside my home 24/7 didn't help me at all. my social interactions have suffered because of it, I get very nervous and scared in public and just fear school so much. I don't want to go back. But I also don't want to settle for a GED or even worse, accept the fact I'd be a highschool drop out.

Going back to my clothes issue and weight. I could easily fix my body by working out and exercising but I seriously have no energy at all. That's probably a bad excuse but I just don't have the motivation to do anything, yet when I look in the mirror, and feel how restraining my clothes are, I jsut feel so disgusted with myself. And my clothes aren't even tight on me, I constantly have to pull my pants up just because I WANT them loose.

Forgive me if I went a little overboard in my first post, but I've just really been looking for answers, and this is something I can't quite figure out myself. My friends and mother tell me to just "Make yourself" do it, but that's easier said than done.

Please help. I'm honestly really worried and tired of living this way, especially being so young. I want to enjoy all kinds of cute clothes, and feel GOOD and confident in them. At this age, image sorta kinda does matter. And I don't wanna miss out on the fun I could have, y'know?