My mother (I'm 17 and live at home) was wondering, did the people around you notice you improving before you noticed/felt it yourself? And if so, how much sooner? (preferably in time as well as ECT sessions)

According to my psychiatrist, usually the depressed person is the last person to notice his/her improvement and my parents think they might be noticing a few small things, and they are wondering when I might start to notice it myself.