I am a man, like most here probably.
Your example is actually correct in German as well "Ich bin so gestresst, dass ich sterben könnte."
What I was aiming for was the other use of "so", which leads foreigners to make many mistakes in German (I keep hearing "...so ich muss Deutsch lernen" quite often, which is not correct).

I guess I should feel honoured, after only 2 days here on steem. :)