I definitely don't have control over every aspect of my brain. I often have lucid dreams that seem to be a power struggle between "me" and "my subconscious." My dream characters will sometimes roll their eyes at me as if I have no idea how to properly behave in their realm. I can't argue with that, but it does get weird and slippery when I try to identify what is "me," what is "my subconscious," and what is a "dream character."

Your dreams sound fascinating. I've had corpses in dreams but never brought one to life. Did you post some of your dreams a long time ago? I seem to remember reading a few and thinking they were pretty mind-blowing.