I think the real problem is pretending that the phrase “what it feels like to be something” is going to act like a key in my dict of feelings.

A: You know, the feeling of what it is like to be something.

B: sits quietly, looks at ceiling Right, yeah, that feeling.

From a different angle, if OP wants to define “consciousness” as some feeling it sounds like he’s basically done. He’s labeled one of his feelings with the word “consciousness”. I’m not sure what point of contention remains.