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Are these good signs?

I've been suffering from a short and mild depression with broken sleeps, less concentration and constant feeling of boredom and light anxiety.

Last night, I've noticed that before sleeping, I was able to THINK about something with my full attention with no intrusive feeling/anxiety about something else. And the longer it goes, I feel that my concentration is coming back, and that the intrusive thoughts/feelings and the distraction seem to lessen as time goes by. They only come when I don't do anything, when I'm free to "think" about anything. Then, they come back. But as I start focusing on an activity, they seem to be absent, or almost absent.

Usually, I wake up at least twice every night, and almost towards the same time, meaning in the middle of the night, and very early in the morning. Last night, for an unknown reason, well, I woke up only once, and it was very close to my "normal" wake up time. It gave me a bit of trouble falling back asleep, but I managed to and woke up at the right moment this morning.

The anxiety/intrusive feelings seem to lessen day by day, and I am not taking any medication yet, even though I've got them ready. I suddenly feel that I'm having once again interest in an activity I have enjoyed but abandonned since my depression.

Are these good signs? Is my depression lifting or?