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Is overreacting a mental illness?

I am a 28 year old female. I want to know if overreacting is a mental illness?

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Need to see whole picture. Comprehensive evaluation is needed.
If someone has a mental illness, depending on what kind, overreacting could be one of the symptoms. However, it in itself does not constitute a mental illness and is more of a learned behavior phenomenon.