Minnie Driver is sharing an update with her fans after recovering from a horrific car accident earlier this month, which happened when she was T-boned on a country road in France. On Tuesday, August 18, the “Emily in Paris” actress posted a black-and-white video clip, informing fans that she had been “traumatized” following the accident.
Minnie Driver Bravely Shares Emotional Trauma
“Paris update. It sucks being traumatized,” she said in the video posted on Instagram. Driver is in Paris filming the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” Season 6. She continued, “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 this club, this near-death experience club, and I really don’t like clubs … they’re sort of oppressive unless they’ve got a dance floor.”
Driver was honest with fans about her feelings after the accident. “I keep waiting for this experience to make me feel more keenly connected to life, when in actual fact, it’s just made me more keenly connected to this profound sadness,” she shared. She said she was “trying to find meaning in the accidental” and that, in doing so, it was driving her “absolutely nuts.”
In the caption of her post, Driver elaborated on what she was saying in her video. “I didn’t mean for there to be a ‘but’ at the end of ‘I’m here, and I’m grateful,’ as that is really all there is to be said. I’m back at work, it’s hard but they are the kindest, most loving and supportive bunch of people I’ve ever worked with,” she said. “Addison and Henry and Paloma are also the greatest, funniest nurses. Wish I could have as much patience with myself as I would for a friend, maybe that’s the lesson. Sending all of you who have so kindly reached out all, all my love and thanks.”
Fans Show Support for Minnie Driver During Her Recovery
Fans showed their support for Driver in the post’s comment section. “Emotional trauma is like any other injury – it takes time to heal,” a fan shared. “And the pain you’re going through is not something visible so people don’t know it’s there but it’s just as debilitating as any other handicap. Yes it’s unpleasant and I’m sorry you’re going through this but do go THROUGH it. You will heal. You will be ok. I’m rooting for you and sending positive energy however I can.”
Another person added, “You are a warrior. Gratitude and one moment at a time. Love your way.”
A third fan also showed their support by opening up about their own experience. “My near-death experience remains a profoundly important experience thirty years on. It will reshape you to an extent. But at the moment you’re still recovering. And you’re not at home. Be gentle with yourself,” they wrote.
Driver previously spoke about her near-fatal accident in a video posted on Instagram on August 6. The clip shows her lying on a bed while wearing a neck brace.
