The reality of having a thought, period

I am okay but I realize that I wake up with those thoughts in my head.  It goes away over time however.  I am not worried.  I am concerned about not being able to stop looking up and do research to find the answers that I so seek.  Maybe it is about time I see the thoughts for what they truly are. What are thoughts anyways?  If I knew the answer to that simple question then maybe just maybe I can beat this.  I want to be in the know because of these thoughts but at the same time ignorance is bliss.  It seems to be the very opposite of what is real.  I think that thoughts can be imaginary but real, or real but imaginary.  Either way, obsessive thoughts are thoughts than can be bullies but with all bullies they intimidate but they are really not that strong.  Fight back.