Karbunkel

Something is seething beneath your skin. What began as a single, painful node has spread — a carbuncle is no ordinary inflammation. It is a deep, suppurating focus that engulfs several hair follicles at once, networks itself beneath the surface, and presses outward through multiple pus heads. The skin is red, taut, hot. Every touch is painful. The body mobilises everything it has to expel something.

Medically, a carbuncle is a deep skin infection that often requires antibiotic or surgical treatment. Psychosomatically, a different question arises: what is cooking so intensely beneath your surface that it seeks its way out at several points simultaneously?

A carbuncle is no silent protest. It is a volcano erupting at several craters at once.