Home/Grief & Loss/Relief at loss/ThoughtThe hallway smells like industrial lavender and something metallic, like old pennies under a tongue.relief at lossShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI remember the smell of those old locker rooms, mostly. …orientation questioningI remember being fourteen, standing in the hallway right outside the gym where the air always smelled like floor wax and old sweat.anxiety hidingElbows, damp wool, the metallic smell of the heater...anger suppressionYou know that feeling when you’re holding something gold and all you can smell is the cheap, metallic rot underneath?imposter syndromeRelated ThemesAnticipatory griefUnresolved grief