People say I have a staring problem

For the past couple years I feel like my socail interaction has become worse. A lot of the time I find it hard to open up to new people I meet or to keep a fluent conversation. I’ve been better, but something that alarms me is the fact that almost everyone I meet they say I have a staring problem. I guess I can say at a socail event, like a party, I find myself being content with myself or only talking to my close friends. However, my friends have told me I put people off because I “stare into their soul”. Idk how to handle this type of habit, but if anyone else struggles with the same issue I’m all ears.