I just want advice on how I should think about this

I (24M) have had bad social anxiety since I was 17, but it was very much worsened but a toxic 3 year relationship that started when I was 18.

I haven’t been on an official date since. Ive worked on myself massively since then, but I still believe im ugly and cant talk to people and a date would just be immediately turned off and want to leave and that terrifies me.

Ive been texting a girl for the past week, she wants to see me, shes sent me pictures of herself and voice notes and I ofcourse have not.

I want to do this because I feel like ill never feel more ready than I am now. Whats the worst that can happen? What if she confirms all the negative ideas i have of myself and everything is a mess then ill end up burying myself again?