Never heard of that before, might have to do some research on that.

Never been told that this is my problem, but I know that I have to own it to a degree. I try to take my time when I am thinking about different kinds of personal relationships (professional and platonic as well).

I know that my tendency to feel a little overwhelmed will have me take a kind of acute elliptical orbit around a party/workplace/clique that minimizes my interaction. I wouldn't go so far as to say I have overcome it so much as that I am aspiring to do so.

I was in a relationship with someone who had a very extreme case of that. The advice that I got from a psychiatrist friend of mine was to not attempt to pressure her into being closer than she needed to be. It was two instead be present to help her when she needed it, but not to be overbearing.