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He gets annoyed with me if I text too much no matter what--if I can't get out of bed or if I feel like the world is caving in--
It sounds like you've worked on coping skills with him, but maybe one of those coping skills can be you asking for help from him in ways that might benefit you more. For example, an extra face-to-face session or maybe a phone session? It sounds like you might feel that if the situation is bad enough, it should warrant text contact, but maybe it's especially unhelpful in such difficult circumstances. One of many reasons may be that texts can easily be misinterpreted or not seem supportive enough and then, already depressed and vulnerable, this could cause you to spiral even more.
Do you think that a text might constitute a 'quick fix' -something that will help you feel better in the moment, but not tomorrow or the next day (unless you receive more and then more texts)?
I'm so sorry for what you are going through right now. If you feel you truly can't function and are/or are not safe, I hope you will seek help from a hospital and/or help line. If you feel, on the other hand, that you can make it until your next session, then I'd encourage you to try to do that. If you feel that an extra session -in person or by phone- would be helpful for you, I'd encourage you to ask for that.
I don't think your therapist is abandoning you by not being willing to do therapy by text, I think he really cares about you and is encouraging you to ask for extra help in other ways that might benefit you more.
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