Hi, I am new here and had a question about how to go about this situation I find myself in. Their is a girl I have been friends with for years, we hang out frequently in group settings and always have fun when we are out together, but I find myself wanting to ask her out on a real 1 on 1 date. She has fairly severe social anxiety and is prone to panic attacks, so I was wondering how would you suggest talking to her about it? I don't want her to feel cornered when I ask so I was unsure if this was something I should ask of her in person, or should I text her in order to give her time to process before replying.

I'm sure you get this question asked on forums like this a lot, I was just curious on how others would go about this. She is still my friend and the last thing I would want to do is to make things so awkward with her that we never hang out again.