  The premise of this paper is to explore the potential of reminiscing in
facilitating self soothing. The research presented looks at people's activities
on Facebook and whether these particular activities impact upon their perceived
sense of wellbeing, furthermore, whether specific Facebook activities enable a
self-soothing effect when feeling low in mood. A survey was distributed amongst
Facebook users. The results from the study appear to indicate that in
comparison to other Facebook activities, looking back upon photos and wall
posts in particular, could have a positive impact upon wellbeing. Additionally,
the results indicate that people who have mental health problems, experience a
more positive impact upon their wellbeing when looking at photos and wall
posts, than those who did not have a history of mental health issues. The
results from the research presented here contribute towards the viability of
developing a mobile application to facilitate positive reminiscing
