Just read this description of DPDR on Quora. This is it in a nutshell, no?
If my entire self is a plane, then my soul, my essence, is the pilot, and my body is the plane. A long time ago, the pilot of my body flipped the Autopilot Switch. I didn't knowingly flip the switch; it just sorta happened. But now, I can't find the switch. My body is acting on its own, without me having to tell it to do things. The pilot inside of me is no longer acting.
If my entire self is a plane, then my soul, my essence, is the pilot, and my body is the plane. A long time ago, the pilot of my body flipped the Autopilot Switch. I didn't knowingly flip the switch; it just sorta happened. But now, I can't find the switch. My body is acting on its own, without me having to tell it to do things. The pilot inside of me is no longer acting.