Maybe the Establishment really has brainwashed me by now. It might also have something to do with my vague belief that your thoughts will affect your actions, in the long-term. Still, s'kinda weird that my dreamself is that close to my waking one.[/b]
Maybe you have more controll over your own thoughts. Is that something you've trained yourself to do?
I believe there may be marks from our old thought patterns that influence our present self and that our thoughts influence the order of things in the Universe. Maybe those patterns manifest in our dreams.