cant login to my mail

I've been trying to log in to my mail for the past 4 days. I still cant login. It all started when i logged in to my mail and it asked me to reset my password because apparently it had been to long or it was not secure enough or something like that. Then when i was resetting it it asked me for the code on my authenticator app which i never set up. The only 2 factor authentication that ive been using for the past 10 years has been my phone via text messages. so i chose the option to receive a code to my phone and i reset my password. Then when i tried to login using my new password it didnt let me login. So i tried to reset it again and it said this authentication method cant be used right now, try later or something like that. So i waited a day and the exact same thing happened again. So right now i cant receive a code to my phone and even if i do i cant login with my new password because it asks me to go through the authentication app and when i tell it no i want to use my password or no i want to receive a message it tells me that that isnt available right now or i have tried too many times. So my issue is first of all why is microsoft forcing me to use an authenticator. and secondly is there truly no solution one of the biggest companies on earth can provide other than waiting when microsoft has locked my account for "suspicious activity" oh and i've tried the account recovery form, it tells me that i didnt provide enough information. sorry for not being able to remember the last emails subject that i sent about 7 months ago. please help me. I cant wait another day as i've got important stuff to do.