Ringworm

It begins with a small red spot. Round, clearly defined, almost as though drawn with a compass. The centre clears, but the edge remains red, inflamed, scaly. The ring grows slowly outward — as though your body were drawing a circle around something that wants to be marked. It itches. It flakes. It cannot be ignored.

Medically, ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin — dermatophytes that feed on keratin and leave behind these characteristic ring-shaped lesions. Treatment: antifungals, hygiene, patience. But the psychosomatic perspective poses a deeper question: why now? Why you? What in your inner experience creates the fertile ground for something to move in a circle on your skin — bounded, closed, without a way out?

Ringworm is not a coincidence, but a pattern that becomes visible.