How do I change an email address that doesn't exist anymore??

Long story short; years ago I had an iTunes accoun that I had to sign in with email. Never bought anything. Bought a new computer and decided to actually use my iTunes. Since I couldn't log into the old account I just made a new one on a Yahoo account that I would never need to use anyway aside from using it to create a new iTunes account. Call it what you want. Recently I just made the switch from the old account on iTunes to the new one, but my iPhone is still slaved to the old account. When I tried to log back into it on Yahoo I got a message that told me that, due to inactivity, the account had been deactivated and was currently being 'recycled', whatever that means. So basically before I made the switch, I could just easy peesy go to my phone and update an app with the old email account and iTunes password. But now that I've changed it, I can't download any updates. I'm dying. It's killing me, figuratively.

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If you don't remember the password, start here:
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Some background info:
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INB4: You should have just used one account, you should have used home sharing, etc.
Yeah, okay, great advice, lemme hop in my TARDIS and fix that.
I'll be honest, I have no idea how home sharing even works and haven't bothered to learn because, honestly, what's the point if I can't even log into the accounts? I'm not even sure that the bellsouth one is the only other one.

Customer service can merge both of your accounts into a single one.
Unfortunately, only Adobe customer service can assist you with your issue. These are user forums; you are not addressing Adobe here.
Click on the link below, and after that click on "Still need Help? Contact us."
Then on the next page, click Chat
There is also a phone option. 1 (800) 833-6687
http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?step=PHXS_downloading-installing-setting-up_licensing- activation

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http://support.apple.com/HT202667
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