my cousin

[Vteenboy 1]

My cousin who is egsactly 1 year 1 month and 1 day older than me for about 2 years now has been very(cannot find a word to describe it) about his body. It started out as something simple like going into the cubacles when he needed a number 1 most likely because he was not wanting any one to see his dick but then it started gettinng to the stage when he would not let any one see him in his underwear, he allways had to be wearing a pair of trousers or pajama bottoms on but now he has gotten to the stage that he would not let anyone see him shirtless now! Even when he goes swimming he allways has to have a swim top on and hesatates to get out of the water because it goes tight on his chest. My famaly dont know whats up!Dose any one have any advice

P.S he is a slight homophob and is a bit fat but has lost weight

[Christheman]

he could be embrassed about his signs of puberty

[Lovely637]

Maybe he's kinda insecure. Try opening it to him. Advice him

[bigfoot]

tell him that theres no need to feel embarassed about anything

[Listed MIA]

Maybe he is trying to hide scars from self harm?

[ianc96]

He could be starting puberty, if it started with underwear (hair), moved to legs (hair), and now upper body (armpit, chest).

[December]

Perhaps he is just feeling insecure about his body now, especially if he was/is slightly overweight as you mentioned. You could always talk to him about it, but he could be too embarrassed or ashamed to open up to you. Hopefully it is just a phase he will grow out of though, he probably has low self esteem and doesn't want anyone to see the body that he might not be comfortable in right now.

[Toto]

He might not want to be embarrassed or anything. I don`t blame him for not wanting anyone to see him with no pants on, I mean, would you like someone to see you like that? Even if it was your cousin? I`d find it awkward, and he`s probably trying to avoid that.

[Mortal Coil]

Maybe he is trying to hide scars from self harm?
This was my first thought too.

He might not want to be embarrassed or anything. I don`t blame him for not wanting anyone to see him with no pants on, I mean, would you like someone to see you like that? Even if it was your cousin? I`d find it awkward, and he`s probably trying to avoid that.
This is also true. Chances are, he's just insecure. It should pass, and if it doesn't then the most you should do right now is let him know you care and are there for him. If he chooses to trust you with a secret, then you can take further steps, but right now it's best to go about this delicately, if at all.

[Music4Lyfe]

That sounds just like me. It all about insecurity.I hate using urinals and I never take my shirt off unless I'm completely by myself. It's just something you have to gradually get over. I'm still working on it myself

[Unicornasaurus Rex]

I'm like that, I never wear shorts because none of my friends have started puberty so the girls are like omg you have really hairy legs because they haven't seen that before. I wear shirts when i'm swimming so my family cannot see my armpit hair because my uncle also said about the leg hair and my dad my mum and my cousin was saying about my little meatballs dropping and kept saying do you want meatballs for dinner etc and it's so embarrassing