def __get_user_ratings(self):
        """
        Returns a list of the ratings provided by the current user.

        :return: a python dictionary with either the result of the search or an error from TheTVDB.
        """

        return self.parse_raw_response(requests_util.run_request('get', self.API_BASE_URL + '/user/ratings',
                                                                 headers=self.__get_header_with_auth()))