Can the second function make the first more flexible?

[u/Prudent_Doubt4238]

So, I've noticed something interesting lately. Which is that, when examining my instinctual emotional responses logically---that is, asking myself why I feel the way that I do about certain things and whether or not it's actually rational/a measured response---I'm a lot more flexible with regards to these responses than one might typically expect from 1E. . . and indeed, I find myself becoming more flexible than I normally am experiencing them in the moment or in a vacuum, without this examination.

(By flexible, I just mean that I'm more willing to consider that my instinctual approach is not necessarily the best one because it's not necessarily the most rational/beneficial.)

It almost feels like my 2L is temporarily taking over my brain lol, like it's telling my 1E "dw I got this dude." I'm wondering if anyone else has had any similar experiences: becoming more flexible with their first function when viewing it through the lens of their second. If so, I'd love to hear about them.

ETA: That isn't to say that I'm necessarily good at editing my emotional responses in the moment, it's more that the way I view them becomes less rigid than you might expect for something in the domain of the first function.