second time this has happened for no reason.
this time i can't fix it though because their system refuses to send me a text.
and customer service is a complete joke.
just posting this here because I literally have no way of letting Instagram peeps know.

edit: I figured it out. Just had to use my sister's phone number, a random number that has nothing to do with my account, instead of mine, the one literally on my account info. so silly of me not to know that. thanks meta.