Your bed is like a shelf that you set your body on when you're not using it
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but not an actual shelf to sleep on like in Japan at hotels
https://kotaku.com/your-guide-to-japanese-capsule-hotels-5990496
I’ll take down the curtain, and “paint it black”!
It was so bad when I was a child that my dad built me a bed with 1 x 8's for sides and a little ladder to get in and out. I used that until I was about 12 and when I visited relatives overnight, they'd put a mattress on the floor for me so I wouldn't fall far.
Then I became just a thrasher, regularly waking up with the covers on the floor, and that has continued to this day. With the hammock, I'm cradled and not going anywhere. I also gather any covers at my feet and tie them to that end of the hammock, which keeps them in place at least there.
The hammock that fell when you tried it was hung improperly or falling apart. The benefits completely outweigh the necessary learning curve, so try again with a different, properly hung hammock, and have someone who knows what they're doing available to show you how to use it. You might find floor models you can try out at a sporting goods store. I bought and returned a couple from Amazon until I found the one I liked best, with curved spreader bars, and hung it from heavy-duty hardware anchored in the wall studs. (And, for what it's worth, bunk beds are very sturdy and do not collapse. 
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When my daughter hopefully has her first pregnancy in the next year or so, I'll be moving into a 400 sq ft cottage behind her and her husband's house. I'll help them then and later with the child(ren?). Then, as I approach decreptitude, they'll be close by to help me as needed. I fully intend to use a hammock for bed and seating in the cottage, and I look forward to being very creative in maximizing available space. IKEA is one of my favorite places for ideas and it's going to be a lot of fun! 
Seriously, if you're interested in the benefits of using a hammock, don't be scared off by one bad experience. Try one out again!
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My philosophy is that if something can't hurt and might help, try it. You may not like my favorite at all, but love a different one. It takes a bit of experimentation to find what rings your bell. Good luck! 
On edit: One drawback to my favorite is that it stretches quite a bit, and I'm 130 lbs. For anyone heavier than me, I'd recommend something that stretches much less, perhaps one made of parachute material. Check Amazon or a local sporting goods store.
Shelf’s only so big. 
you take a picture of yourself while reclining in said bed does that photo become a Shelfie?
