I got locked out of my google account (not suspended or banned) for security reasons. I knew the password, I had access to the recovery email but google ‘couldn

I got locked out of my google account (not suspended or banned) for security reasons. I knew the password, I had access to the recovery email but google ‘couldn’t verify that it was me’ signing in for whatever reason. I tried all the support channels and nothing worked. What did work was waiting for 2+ years and attempting to sign in again. No idea why but all of a sudden I was able to access my account again.