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Originally Posted by namsteven  B. Your son is doing exactly what gets attention to him, and that is carving on his skin.
- Does “that’s carving on his skin” have a figuretive meaning here? |
This may refer to the habit of "
cutting." Usually teenaged girls do it, but some males do it as well. It's a form of self-abuse, similar to anorexia nervosa or hair-pulling.