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self-dramatization
self-dramatization n. 
/ˌsɛlfdrɑːmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌsɛlfˌdræmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌsɛlfˌdrɑməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌsɛlfˌdrɑmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ dramatization of one's situation or feelings; melodramatic behaviour.Originally with reference to a natural style of acting in which the actor draws on his or her own feelings to identify with the role played.
Brit. /ˌsɛlfdramətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
, /ˌsɛlfdramətʌɪˈzeɪʃn//ˌsɛlfdrɑːmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌdræməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
, /ˌsɛlfˌdræməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n//ˌsɛlfˌdræmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n//ˌsɛlfˌdrɑməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n//ˌsɛlfˌdrɑmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1843 Era 25 June 5/4 No actor within our memory possessed the same facility of self-dramatisation, the same power of complete abstraction.
1900 Q. Rev. 192 34 With Byron's amplitude of self-dramatisation, there was but that one traditional step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 508 We are shown Antony talking to his friends in a wrought-up state of self-dramatization and self-pity.
2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 May 21/2 Histrionic Personal Disorder..is characterized by self-dramatization, attention-seeking, and a craving for novelty and excitement.
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