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Anna-Maria Zimmermann Credits Hypnotherapy With Processing 2010 Helicopter Crash

Her remarks follow a year of personal transition marked by a public separation.

Overview

  • At Cathy Hummels’ charity Christmas event on December 11, Zimmermann told RTL she sought treatment years after the accident with a therapist who uses hypnosis.
  • She said the sessions helped her work through the trauma, describing the relief as feeling "20 kilograms lighter."
  • The singer recounted surviving the October 24, 2010 crash near Altenbeken by Paderborn, which left her with life-threatening injuries, multiple fractures, and a coma.
  • Zimmermann reports she does not struggle with fear of flying and flew to Mallorca seven months after the crash to confront it.
  • Earlier in 2025 she announced a separation from husband Christian Tegeler, with whom she has two sons, and she now describes feeling more comfortable in herself at 37.