I am having to reset my icloud password every few days

I have had this recurrent problem over the last 2 - 3 weeks. Every few days I find that Mail won't log in to my .mac account and tells me to reset my password. When I go to the reset page it tells me my password has been locked 'for security reasons'. I am on maybe my 5th or 6th new password in around 3 weeks, when I have not had to reset my password for over a decade previously. This is all obviously a massive pain: I am now having to use passwords I cannot readily remember, because iCloud won't let me re-use old passwords; and I am, of course, also having to change the password on my iPad and my iPhone and re-enter it for various iCloud sync'd services such as Address Book.
Can anyone please explain why this is happening and if there is anything I can do to stop it?
Thanks.

In my case I have to change the password every week.
The requested reset takes long time when I am on mobile modem with low quality connection (traveling). Have file on Desktop, where type my new password instead of the old one every reset. Do not think this is secure - but what to do...
The only guess is - Mail is checking the account every several minutes (I have it open when in office) and Apple has some limit to the number of connections before such request is issued.
I would prefer not to be bothered by this. I was using the same password from the beginning till quite recent time when this reqests started. There were no problems with security and I do not like and do not want to change password so often.
Anyone in here managed to avoid these requests? I am not using LinkedIn. Actually do not remember anything where I could put my iCloud password even once (especially to put it each week after weekly reset) - except iCloud itself...
Or are there just 5 of us with such problem - something common with the iCloud registration? I have my account since iTools/.Mac. May be they simply want me out?

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If you are unable to remember your password, security questions, don’t have access to your rescue address or are unable to reset your password for whatever reason, your only option is to contact Apple ID Support, upon speaking to an operator you should explain that your problem is related to your Apple ID, this way you will not be charged for assistance, even if you don’t have an AppleCare plan.
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