You might try going under the hood, or early morning rides.
Flying private kills too many, if you are not comfortable stay out, it is not worth it.
One day under the hood my instructor was white after we landed, he said it was rough up there,. concentrating on the instruments had my mind focused, the plane could have been on fire and I would have held it on course.
I have lost a few friend to errors..who went up when they should not have.