Anyway, the way I see it.. The T's who do put some effort in regulating or at least acknowledging the existence of some degree of emotion within their being, are far better off than those who don't. If you seek to stifle, deny, or ignore something for too long, it's going to slow you down in the long run.
With that said, I don't think T's "process" emotions the same way that F's do. But they are there, and should be acknowledged to some degree, at least to one's self (not publicly, the bane of a T).
Is there a flip version of this?
That the Feeler might fear to be seen as uncompassionate or not concerned/considerate enough and will have a tendency to cater to the emotive aspects of things regardless of what intellectual assessment might be made of the situation? (i.e., they know what was said and expected... but they still feel the need to cover their bases and show they were thinking of the other person's feelings.)
Just as T's might find emotive displays or acting off "personal values" rather than justifiable standards more threatening to their sense of well-being, do F's find the thought of acting from some impersonal assessment more threatening to their sense of being compassionate considerate people?
I'm just curious.
(I thought a lot of NTs that spoke here would rather be thought of as "mean" than "illogical," if given the choice. NFs often seem to veer in the other direction.)
EDIT: Which leads me to this idea, now that my mind has raced ahead.
After a situation has been resolved, if you see someone (often a T) insisting on reexplaining their view/logic or articulating it more deeply (after the fact), it stems from a fear of being seen as stupid or irrational.
And if you see someone reiterating their commitment/sensitivity in that same context (often an F, and doing it when there's no point to it, since the situation was already resolved) just to be safe, it stems from a fear of being seen as mean or insensitive.
I've seen myself do both. It's not really done for the other person; it really IS more fear... of how I might be mistakenly perceived.