About a year ago I also was dealing with depression and anxiety of all sorts. I am currently actively dating however I still posess a small amount of depression/anxiety. I am not sure if it will ever disappear. But from my perspective on this, it is fine if you date while you have these issues, however it is just as important to also in the meantime to solve these issues on some way.

The stupid idea that I had was that finding the 'one' would solve all my problems. That's not true and also you are going to get rejected a lot before you find anyone compatible. You are going to drive people away regardless because having mental issues is like 1 out of a billion reasons why people move aon, you have to accept that some people will immediately run away and others will be more patient.

I think the 2 main things that helped me solve my issues was that I constantly approached or talked to women, not always with the intention of a date but just to be more social, that helps a lot since you become more comfortable and confident eventually. The other thing, a bit harder to do, was not acting like I had mental issues. Some people see this as lying but the way I imagine it is that you are still acceptive of the fact, meaning if someone explicitly asked if I had mental issues I would say yes. But didn't act like I did because I didn't want it to be the driving force behind me.

So overall, yes you should date as long as you are also actively trying to solve your issues/making progress. Sadly some people will run away but that is mostly dependant on the person you are dating.