She has been captive in a horribly psychologically abusive situation her whole life, but is still this positive ball of sunshine who has maintained her own dreams and aspirations and sense of who she is deep down. And she keeps pushing forward even though as she experiences, recovery isn't linear. Like a real victim of long-term abuse, she has these mental blocks, as she cycles through the highs and lows of feeling insanely guilty for removing herself from the situation and thinking of going back, and the manic high of finally being free where she's out of control and doesn't really know how to be a functioning adult. Later, when she realizes what has been going on fully she even gets angry.
It's true Flynn ultimately saves her, but like many survivors part of her process is attaching herself to another survivor of a very difficult childhood, despite her abuser trying to keep them apart to maintain control. And I think it's really sweet what she does for Flynn also, she makes him okay with being Eugene again. Rapunzel doesn't really know what she's doing but can you blame her she has literally been locked up her whole life, but she amazingly rises above her situation and instaed of becoming bitter becomes better.
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