get an error messege when trying to recover my facebook acount

I forgot a password for my Facebook account, trying to recover and can not recover via the email I usually log in with, I get an option to send a verification message only to a phone number I no longer have

I tried to send an messege to Facebook SUPPORT to check and I get the above message

"The email address you entered is not associated with a Facebook account. Please enter an email address associated with the disabled Facebook account." But how does that make sense? When I try to log in to my account with the same email, but enter the wrong password, just to check, I get a message that the password is incorrect, and not that the email is linked to any account

The problem is that there is no support center on Facebook and no one to turn to, I would be happy for help from the experts here
HELP ?