IEIs are no more subject to tragedy than any other type. Most of them seem to carry rather idealized visions of where they should be in life and often initially have overly optimistic outlooks about getting there. Their perceptions of tragedy usually come from within, brought on by their own disappointments in life, whereas people around them may not view their situations as really as dire as they say it is. I often think of IEIs when I hear soliloquies in performances where the characters are wishing that life were less cruel to them - meaning they didn't get what they desired. They seem to need realistic friends who can point out the lights at the ends of the tunnels.

a.k.a. I/O