The Sexual Alarm System: Women's Unwanted Response to Sexual Intimacy and How to Overcome It - Hardcoverby Judith Leavitt (Author) The Sexual Alarm System: Women's Unwanted Response to Sexual Intimacy and How to Overcome It by Judith Leavitt explores the shield that develops around many women's bodies to protect them from real and perceived sexual intrusions and dangers. From a young age, women are socialized to regard their sexuality as something that puts them in danger. However, the Sexual Alarm System interferes with a woman's ability to be sexual