Great approach to self care.
I hear you about living in strange and disturbing times. We will definitely need strength to manage things to come. Be prepared.... but its hard to know exactly what will happen.
Great Q's @Clawde! Like @Former-Member suggested with their reply to you @Clawde on another thread -
"Just be yourself. Chat about whatever you like, as long as it's within the guidelines
We are all equal and no one is more important than anyone else. That's my view." - MUMI
I too would like to encourage you just to be yourself, each person has their own personality & personal take on things & experiences had, if it's in line with the guidelines. No problem
Yes, to clarify also something @Appleblossom touched on earlier, there is a difference in that peer support workers are paid staff at SANE but we still need to also respect the values & behaviours that are outlined in the guidelines. 
Hey @Clawde to summarise each role:
Each member has a 'rank' based on how many times they have posted:
- New Contributor - no posts
- Casual Contributor - 3 posts
- Contributor - 10 posts
- Senior Contributor - 30 posts
- Community Guide - Volunteer long time members (not always long term nowadays so that may need to be changed in our guidelines)
- Community Elder - Members who have undertaken the role of a Community Guide in the past
Peer Suport Workers and Moderators are paid to maintain safety and connection on the forums. Moderators have generally been 'behind the scenes' people that are not active in the forums unless there is a conflict or safety issue that they need to intervene in - this is changing with them having a more active role in discussions.
The role of Peer Support Workers is to actively participate in discussions and support members. They have their own Lived Experience to draw on and to relate to members with similar experiences.
Community Managers (of which we only have one at present) oversea the general running of the forums. They are responsible for developing/maintaining/reviewing the Community Guidelines and reviewing all discussions/posts to make sure they adhere to the Community Guidelines. They also organise Special Events on the forums ie Topic Tuesday.
Whatever the 'rank' or position - all participants in the forum are expected to adhere to our Community Guidelines.
Speaking from a Community Guide erspective - we are expected to give of 2 hours of our time here per week and are able to access off-site support and training in the peer support area. It is generally required that we respond to new members but that is also a personal preference as not everyone can relate to the topic/issue/member the same way or with the same/similar experience.
You certainly do not have to spell properly nor are you required to respond to certain threads/discussions - that is an individual preference. It is expected though that you practice good self-care and sometimes that means avoiding certain topics/threads that may be triggering or difficult to participate in.
So whilst Community Guides have some additional means of support, their contribution is entirely their choice - maintaining adherence to the Community Guidelines.
Hope that helps clarify how it all works a little
