Creothos

The intense sensation of needing to create; an aching, insatiable longing to bring forth an idea.

"I got a bad case of creothos dude, it's eating me alive"

"His hands trembled with creothos, the aching need to turn his thoughts into poetry too strong to ignore."

pity farming

an exaggerated display of emotions with the intent to garner sympathy for oneself

In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Mayella Ewell engaged in pity farming on the witness stand.