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how come some people go out and do horrible things in this state of "letting go" ? Is our "true self" not as nice as we might like to believe ?
 

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Alcohol quickly rots judgement. Our normal "red flag system" for avoiding danger fails us, to a degree depending on our level of intoxication. Drunk people let go of their fears of everything from public ridicule to physical injury.

Letting go of fears can be a liberating experience, but using alcohol to do this poses several serious problems, IMO:

1. The person probably doesn't realize they are 'letting go' of fears. It isn't a conscious decision to let go, it's just an impulse unhindered by the presence of judgement. There's little or no discretion or self-control involved. In other words, the person isn't letting go of fears because their wisdom tells them it is important for self growth; they're just being a drunkass. And if one does happen to see how the shedding of fear was a liberating, empowering experience, they aren't likely to remember this insight when they wake up.

2. It would be a shame if alcohol was the only method they found to be successful in letting go of fears. If it were they would have to be drunk for all their moments of greatness. 

3. One's true self is nowhere to be found when they are drunk. Anyone who's done any drinking knows that people become different people when they are under the influence.

I think being your true self pretty much has to be in your 'ground state.'  Alcohol doesn't help you conquer your fears; it only helps you forget them for a while. 

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so it appears that "letting go" implies that the presence of judgement and wisdom not be relenquished...
So one is not truely letting go to the point of chaos, but rather in a controled sense. Ironic, "letting go" but yet being in control in some sense.

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Perhaps it's the limitation of language and reasoning that makes this subtlety a difficult idea to comprehend. 

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Heheh. Every discussion in S&P has those limitations.