i would personally be up front

i have anxiety problems and get anxious in certain situations and am nervous about going out as i haven't been out in a long time with anyone although i could really use a friend too if you really want to hang out and are ok with me being a bit socially awkward and are being sincere and are not trying to kill me or any other strange activity then maybe we can take it slow and just talk a bit?

but thats just because ive tried to hide my problems for so long im trying to change that because me hiding my issues have gotten me into alot of trouble and put me into a lot of situations where i really did not want to be in