Minnie Driver has told fans she feels "traumatised" by the terrifying car crash she was involved in on a country road. The Hollywood actress, 56, was travelling down a country road in Paris when another car crashed into them at an intersection. Minnie was with friend and fellow actor Ben Homewood when the crash happened and she said she was "so grateful to be alive".
Struggling after the crash
In a new update, Minnie admitted she wasn't OK but felt traumatised. She insisted she was grateful to be alive but was struggling and asked fans for tips on how to move forward.
"Paris update. It sucks being traumatised. Like you look like you're okay and you keep saying please and thank you and showing up but... You're just not okay. And now I'm in the club, this near-death experience club, and I really don't like clubs," she wrote.
Treatment and recovery
"I'm here and I'm very grateful, and I guess that's it. I did the EMDR, doing the osteopathy; I'm looking deep within my soul. Any other tips you might have, let me know."
Minnie announced a few weeks ago that she had been involved in a car crash and was having to wear a neck brace.
Details of the accident
"Hi, guys. Paris update is that I'm actually back in London. I'm sorry about the filter I put on this, but honestly, without it, I just looked appalling; even the dog wouldn't look at me. I got into a really bad car accident a few days ago with my friend Ben, and we somehow walked out of it. Well, we didn't walk out of it. We crawled out of it. But we did get out of it alive," she wrote.
"To be very clear, it was not our fault. We were driving on a country road in the middle of France, and a car didn't stop at an intersection, and was going at speed, and we just T-boned it. I'm fine. I've got a sprained neck, and I'm really in shock, and sort of cry all the time, but I'm gonna heal."
Minnie said she had been weeping a lot and was constantly replaying what happened. "My brain keeps replaying the crash which is very hard but seems to be a necessary part of processing. Weeping too, feels good and helpful. Thank you to my friends, my family, all the people at work and especially my friend Ben and his family. I love you," she shared.
